While the Vatican was busy releasing its list of new sins this week, America was busy lapping some of the old fashioned ones. Eliot Spitzer resigned Wednesday as governor of the great state of New York. He officially leaves on Monday and he's negotiating to get out of any charges. He'll be replaced by his likely shell-shocked lieutenant.
Everybody and his second cousin twice removed weighed in. Especially on how this fits into the recent history of political sex scandals. New York's minority leader had called for Spitzer to quit in 48 hours or face impeachment. It was a routine check on Eliot Spitzer's taxes that did him in though. Trying to pass a pig through The Emperor's Club VIP snake of a shell company brought him exactly the kind of attention he was trying to avoid. 'Kristen' was rated as an "Icon" level employee. At $4,300 she had better have been. She cost him his career. At least she gave good post-mortum.
This tale of sin is as old as Samson and Delilah. And no matter how old it gets, it always seems to end the same way. Sadly, we never seem to get tired of it either.
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