Year: 2008
Spitzer’s Women
As is often the case, a lot of women are getting hurt by the Spitzer scandal. My wife feels particularly bad for Spitzer’s wife Silda. Aside from cheating on her, Eliot Spitzer also seems to be dragging her to all his humiliating press conferences. As Maggie Gallagher puts it: No animal would plan for its… Read more
Resigning Is Not Enough and Way Too Much For Spitzer
There have been some rumors that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is trying to bargain with the feds over his involvement with a prostitution ring. Apparently, he’s offering to resign the governorship in return for a walk on the charges. This is wrong for two reasons: First, it’s not much of a punishment. Thousands of… Read more
The Hookers Aren’t the Real Problem With Spitzer
I’m still riding high on the Elliot Spitzer hooker scandal. What a tool. Note that I didn’t call it a sex scandal. That the governor of New York was having sex with these women is not the problem. (Mrs. Spitzer might have a different opinion.) No, the problem is that he was hiring hookers. To… Read more
Schadenfreude for Spitzer
Oh my. According to the New York Times, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer has just been—as they say—“linked” to a prostitution ring…which I assume means he was fucking a bunch of hookers. Normally, I wouldn’t care at all. I don’t normally give a damn care what consenting adults do with their time and money. However, Elliot Spitzer… Read more
All In The Game
I woke up last night and had to leave the bed and move to the couch to get some sleep because my wife was snoring like a motherfucker. Later, I drove my wife to a bead store that was gettin’ its ass out of the business so she could take advantage of the fucked up… Read more