There's lots out there on this story, from the general synopsis to the real identity of call-girl "Kristen" to Kristen's MySpace page to a profile of Governor-designate David Paterson, courtesy of today's edition of the New York Times. Spoofs of Spitzer, including images (like the 'pimp' shot at left), mocking t-shirts and jokes from comedians, have already started to appear on the Internet. Though Wall Street acknowledged the downfall of one of its most tenacious pursuers with a mix of disgust and satisfaction, at least one news outlet thanked him for his sheriff duties, while another writes about a possible 'holy war' to bring Spitzer down prosecuted by Wall Street operatives. There's even an article making the claim that the FBI's investigation of this matter amounted to entrapment of Spitzer through the use of overly-broad federal sex and money-transaction laws.The anger at Spitzer from exasperated New Yorkers is palpable -- the New York Post's editorial this morning nicely summed up a lot of the feeling across the city and the state: good riddance.
The scandal has not only been a huge problem in Albany, it has also knocked the Hillary Clinton campaign off-message. The reminders of Hillary's
stand-by-your-man period in the aftermath of the Monica Lewinsky affair has forcefully brought moral issues back to the fore in the Democratic primary race, a development that does Clinton no favours as she struggles from behind to grab the presidential nomination from Barack Obama.But how long do you figure it will be before we see a movie about this whole ordeal? The seamy, salacious nature of the thing almost demands at least a TV movie to allow Americans to revisit their revulsion and dismay again and again.
It's the American way.
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