Comments on: Governors with Shame http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/12/19/governors-with-shame/ Illinois, From Misery Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:34:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Palm Springs Kid http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/12/19/governors-with-shame/comment-page-1/#comment-18803 Palm Springs Kid Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:43:59 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=11073#comment-18803 If you mess up in a highly visible position - you can expect no mercy from the general public. If you mess up in a highly visible position – you can expect no mercy from the general public.

]]> By: Libertarian Girl http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/12/19/governors-with-shame/comment-page-1/#comment-18800 Libertarian Girl Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:58:41 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=11073#comment-18800 Since Spitzer was no longer Attorney General of NY, I highly doubt Ellen Beth's hypothesis. If Madoff wanted to head off any supposed investigation of Spitzer's, he'd want him to stay as governor. Spitzer has a lot of free time now, and if there's something people hate more than a hypocritical politician it's a $50 billion crook. If Spitzer knew something about Madoff, he could have gone public and started rehabbing his image. Therefore, it's unlikely that Madoff had anything to do with tipping off the feds about Spitzer. Since Spitzer was no longer Attorney General of NY, I highly doubt Ellen Beth’s hypothesis. If Madoff wanted to head off any supposed investigation of Spitzer’s, he’d want him to stay as governor. Spitzer has a lot of free time now, and if there’s something people hate more than a hypocritical politician it’s a $50 billion crook. If Spitzer knew something about Madoff, he could have gone public and started rehabbing his image.

Therefore, it’s unlikely that Madoff had anything to do with tipping off the feds about Spitzer.

]]> By: Ellen Beth http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/12/19/governors-with-shame/comment-page-1/#comment-18799 Ellen Beth Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:29:12 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=11073#comment-18799 There is some rumbling on the internet (although not enough to be postitively verifiable) that Spitzer's AG office had been investigating Madoff when the SEC was patting him on the back for a job well done. Maybe our pavlovian response to sex scandals should not be to attack, but ask who spilled the beans and what were they up to. There is some rumbling on the internet (although not enough to be postitively verifiable) that Spitzer’s AG office had been investigating Madoff when the SEC was patting him on the back for a job well done. Maybe our pavlovian response to sex scandals should not be to attack, but ask who spilled the beans and what were they up to.

]]> By: Bookworm http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/12/19/governors-with-shame/comment-page-1/#comment-18795 Bookworm Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:53:45 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=11073#comment-18795 Yeah, Rod is screwing over 12 million people and making THEM pay HIM! Yeah, Rod is screwing over 12 million people and making THEM pay HIM!

]]> By: Stuart Shiffman http://archpundit.com/blog/2008/12/19/governors-with-shame/comment-page-1/#comment-18792 Stuart Shiffman Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:36:03 +0000 http://archpundit.com/blog/?p=11073#comment-18792 At least Spitzer had the decency to pay the people he was screwing! At least Spitzer had the decency to pay the people he was screwing!

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