NPR: Gov. Spitzer Says He Will Resign Effective Monday

Gov. Spitzer Says He Will Resign Effective Monday

Update: In a news conference this morning, New York Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer said he will resign his office, effective Monday.

"I'm deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me," he said in his resignation speech.

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The Associated Press is reporting that a top New York state official is saying that Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer has decided to resign, "completing a stunning fall from power after he was nationally disgraced by links to a high-priced prostitution ring."

Spitzer will hold a news conference at 11:30 this morning where he will announce his resignation, according to a second Spitzer official. Spitzer would be replaced by Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who will become New York's first black (and legally blind) governor. ABC News is reporting that transition talks are underway.

10:52 AM ET | 03-12-2008 | permalink

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Since as Attorney General Mr. Spitzer did prosecute cases against prostitution
rings such as the one he patronized he should resign and he should be
prosecuted.

At the same time it seems no small
surprise that a Republican executive
branch using one of its favorite techniques, wiretapping, to get the
details of Mr. Spitzer's transgressions.

So, next it would seem to be only fair
if the nation could come to expect all
violations of federal law to apply to
those working for George W. Bush, and
indeed the President himself.

So far we have only seen the President
and his staff hide behind claims of
executive privilege, outright lies,
obsessive secrecy, and of course, in
the case of Scooter Libbey, a pardon from Mr. Bush.

Sent by Marc Allen | 12:36 PM ET | 03-12-2008

Okay, what is it about politicians who can't remember not to use text messages to send love letters and other stupid political acts of self-destruction?

By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer
37 minutes ago
DETROIT - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, a one-time rising star and Detroit's youngest elected leader, was charged Monday with perjury and other counts after sexually explicit text messages contradicted his sworn denials of an affair with a top aide.

fred camorra call

Sent by fred camorra call | 2:10 PM ET | 03-24-2008

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