More like a liquor salesperson selling the ware or giving advice to a room full of AA members.

b. Clinton didn’t break the law by sleeping with Monica, Edwards didn’t break the law by sleeping with Whats-her-name, Sanford didn’t break the law by sleeping with Ms. Brazil…Spitzer broke the law by sleeping with a prostitute.

c. Just for the sake of argument, which do you think you’d rather hear if you were their wives…
– The intern had a crush on me, I’m the most powerful man in the world and I’m weak…she gave me a BJ…please forgive me.
– I’ve fallen in love with another woman, I’m sorry honey but its over between us.
– I thought so little of our bond that I’d break that trust with a whore…repeatedly.

Personally, I think Spitzer needs to take a huge cup of STFU. Spitzer talking about Sanford is like Marion Barry chastising Courtney Love about her drug use.

Moron.

Getting caught with hookers, however, is usually a sign of moral turpitude and spells the end of a politicians career. And rightly so. It’s a crime and it’s infidelity.

On the romantic side, a spouse is more likely to forgive an affair of the flesh with no romantic connection (a one night stand or a prostitute) than a romantic affair. Interesting dichotomy.

As for Spitzer’s claiming that Sanford used public money, didn’t Spitzer use campaign cash? He certainly didn’t pay for his own trips to D.C. That’s hardly legal. In any event, Sanford (wrongly) used public money for a legal purpose (flying to Argentina is legal). Spitzer (wrongly) used money for a patently illegal purpose (hookers).

Dick “I Sucked The Toes Of Prostitutes” Morris

Now there’s a mental image I could have gone all day without.
:)

So … he loves her, but not enough to save her from the risk of STDs, public humiliation, violation of trust, and myriad other problems? Sorry, not buying it.

TheUnrepentantGeek on June 29, 2009 at 1:19 PM

I do think it’s possible to love someone and be unfaithful, especially if he wanted something really freaky that he thought only a paid woman would go for.

That doesn’t mean I believe he loves his wife, but maybe she does, and that was my only point. If she had thought he was in love with that hooker, then it might have hurt more than if she’d thought it was just about getting a specific orgasm. Or rather, I think it’s one small thing to hold on to, whether or not that’s realistic.

He’s already been embraced by the media. Great job, huh? Just like Fox News embraced Dick “I Sucked The Toes Of Prostitutes” Morris.

The media make me want to vomit. There is nowhere for me to turn.

Bingo

No, but if you look at the US Congress apparently guys looking for something on the side is a big part of our culture.

dedalus on June 29, 2009 at 1:52 PM

Guys looking for something on the side has always been part of all cultures, but then so has any number of inappropriate activities.

Cultural relativism doesn’t impress me much.

Disturb the Universe on June 29, 2009 at 1:46 PM

No, but if you look at the US Congress apparently guys looking for something on the side is a big part of our culture.

Then maybe he should have just masterbated.

Disturb the Universe on June 29, 2009 at 1:48 PM

The effect would be much the same, and he’d still be governor.

Yeah, but what would it look like?

Disturb the Universe on June 29, 2009 at 1:34 PM

Yeah, in NYC there are legions of girls looking for a sugar daddy–or at least a place in the Hamptons. He’d be sought-after. However, most girls would also be trying to ultimately pry him away from his wife.

It’s the way you see so many guys over 50 with second wives about the age of their kids.

An affair, and possible illegitimate child, offer much more complex problems for the family than a few minutes of stimulation that might not be much different than masturbation.
dedalus on June 29, 2009 at 1:42 PM

Then maybe he should have just masterbated.

It’s an attempt to keep it away from the family and a fairly common approach in many cultures.

Cultural relativism doesn’t impress me much.

How noble of him./

Disturb the Universe on June 29, 2009 at 1:32 PM

It’s an attempt to keep it away from the family and a fairly common approach in many cultures. An affair, and possible illegitimate child, offer much more complex problems for the family than a few minutes of stimulation that might not be much different than masturbation.