You know he's a Democrat...

...because when Governor Spitzer was accused of and has admitted to hiring prostitutes, the prostitutes in question are not his gender and are legal adults. Makes for an interesting contrast to the last two-dozen Republican sex scandals.

For the record, I think that the problem here is largely between Spitzer and his wife, plus whatever degree of hypocrisy is exposed by the ex-Attorney General's previous prosecution of the same statutes. (It wouldn't surprise me if no prostitution cases ever came to his personal attention, but he did supervise the office which handled those cases.) It might be a good idea for NYS to overhaul their prostitution laws. As with illegal drugs, I suspect that a great deal of the crime and social turmoil associated with the issue is the result of the laws, rather than of the actions.

You know he's a Democrat...

...because when Governor Spitzer was accused of and has admitted to hiring prostitutes, the prostitutes in question are not his gender and are legal adults. Makes for an interesting contrast to the last two-dozen Republican sex scandals.

For the record, I think that the problem here is largely between Spitzer and his wife, plus whatever degree of hypocrisy is exposed by the ex-Attorney General's previous prosecution of the same statutes. (It wouldn't surprise me if no prostitution cases ever came to his personal attention, but he did supervise the office which handled those cases.) It might be a good idea for NYS to overhaul their prostitution laws. As with illegal drugs, I suspect that a great deal of the crime and social turmoil associated with the issue is the result of the laws, rather than of the actions.