24+ hours in and Spitzer continues to stall on making any further comment, let alone announcing a decision about his future. So speculation went on all day. I don't know how long he can hold out; this isn't going away. There is a part of me that really would rather not pile on in a man's darkest hour. Yet, this is a man who really had this coming to him. Not a nice fellow by almost any estimation. I saw James Tedisco, the Republican Leader of the New York State Assembly, on Hardball with Chris Matthews shortly after 5 PM EST. Tedisco recounted an episode I'd read about earlier in the day: In January 2007, within mere days after taking office, he received a call from Spitzer warning him that he better not get in Spitzer's way for any reason, because in Spitzer's exact and endearing words, "I'm a f-----g steamroller!" This wasn't just a variance from the norm with Spitzer either. Sean Hannity has told the story for years about interviewing Spitzer back in Spitzer's early AG days. As you might imagine, Hannity didn't limit his line of questioning to subjects that Spitzer wanted to discuss. Shortly after the show's conclusion, Hannity's producer received a call from Spitzer saying they'd better watch their backs because he was coming after them or some such thing. There are multiple stories like this, it appears.
Maybe Spitzer is using the "slow drip" strategy that the Clinton administration made so famous in the '90's, where you leak all the information a little bit at a time in hopes of lessening the impact. I doubt it works; it doesn't appear that the press are inclined to come to Spitzer's aid anymore than anyone else is. And the story just gets worse the longer it floats out there. Now there are rumors that the patronage of errr, high-dollar escorts, may go back a good number of years? The classic analogy of a train wreck certainly applies here; it's terrible and quite agonizing to watch, but you can't take your eyes off of it.
Barack Obama will probably be projected to win the Mississippi primary in a few minutes. This should put him up fairly close to 1600 delegates. He will close the gap with Hillary even further in Pennsylvania over the course of the next 6 weeks. I don't know how Hillary comes back from this, but we have seen her candidacy revived too many times to count her out. I know some don't like this type of sentiment to be expressed, but this is how I see it: I wouldn't put much of anything past Hillary Clinton. I don't think she's demon-possessed or even worse, the Anti-christ, as some have foolishly suggested, nor do I think she has committed murder or would sanction it. I DO believe that she is ruthless and cold and fiercely determined to win, no matter whose reputations and integrity she has to destroy to get there or how many voters she completely embitters in the process.
I also think that Karl Rove was correct when he described Hillary as a "fatally flawed candidate." That is not to say that she can't win, but she will certainly be the easier candidate for McCain to beat by any feasible scenario, at this point.
I still like Obama as a person, on most days, though I hardly agree with him on anything of consequence. I like his wife, Michelle, too, but I have to say that although she may be an accomplished and very beautiful lady (not that the latter really matters), she seems given to utterances that are astonishingly self-indulgent (and that's being charitable). She's never been proud of America as an adult until this election season? Hmmm....
Well, Barack and Hillary, you two just keep duking it out and give McCain time to raise some funds.
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Huffington doesn't have anything on you! Rockin' Page.
But I see you have been mislead about her not being the AntiChrist. That's OK, she's a very skilled deceiver. Just don't be surprised if you get invited to dinner and it turns into an intervention. You've just been deceived along with the vast majority of the American left.
If by NOT SANCTIONED murders you mean had the CIA do it by strapping victims to bizarre contraptions like the one in the movie "Shooter" to simulate a suicide, then I totally agree.
Don't ask yourself whether the Clintons DID sanction any murders, as yourself, "Would they, if they could?" Someone who has the stomach to approve legislation allowing for viable babies to be murdered, can probably stomach faking suicides.
It's interesting how the Drive-by media didn't report, and still really haven't, what political party Spitzer is affiliated with. If he had been a republican the media would have mentioned that first, went non-stop with demanding his resignation, and turned New York inside out to interview the call girl he was with in Washington.
I just have to wonder if maybe Ted Kennedy recommended this call girl service to Spitzer. Kennedy seems to have all the right connections, and maybe by referring a friend old Teddy got a discount the next time on his account! At least Spitzer didn't take the girl for a ride in his car afterwards...Ted must have forgotten to give him those instructions!!!
Well, Spitzer just resigned. In his press conference he outlined his plans for restoration in his family and public service (though not in politics). However, he left out the part about dealing with the criminality of his activities, or the need to repay the taxpayers of NY for the cost of transportation, security, etc. for his "indiscretions."
well, I won't even attempt to debate politics with you! But I did want to drop by and say hi. I enjoy reading Pam's blog and seeing your two cute little girls. They clearly take after Pam. (I guess I should be nice when all the blogger world is watching :)
I'll have to send Chris to check out your blog....he loves talking politics! Let me know if your family is ever in this area. I'm wondering if you all have been to the Creation Museum?
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