And Spitzer's replacement - who seems like an able, respected, pretty decent guy - has acknowledged campaign funds were spent on a (reasonably priced) hotel room for a liaison. In fairness, the expense was labelled 'servicing constituant' <s>
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>I did find it interesting that no where in the story does it mention him being a Democrat. While his party has nothing to do with his behavior, party has been brought up here numerous times when Republicans are caught in unethical behavior and it is always headlined in the media. Given the media history, I would expect that if he were Republican it would lead off with something along the lines of Replican Mayor of Detroit...
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>>I think you've hit it exactly. Same as the Lewinsky thing. Just shows a lack of judgement that is grounds for serious concern. Same if he'd been caught in a hooker sweep by an undercover. Much less so if found in a little black book of an otherwise extremely discrete service. Moral judgments are not my specialty, but there is some behavior that represents a disconnect with reality.
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Though a good deal is too strange to be believed, nothing is too strange to have happened.
- Thomas Hardy
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-- T. S. Eliot
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