Nearly two years after a scandal brought him down, former Governor Eliot Spitzer is said to be considering another run for public office.
The New York Post is reporting today that Spitzer is seriously eyeing a run for state comptroller, a position currently held by Thomas DiNapoli.
The paper cites sources saying he’s recently discussed the move with Democratic donors and political insiders.
He was never charged with breaking any federal laws, but the scandal tarnished his image and threatened his marriage.
(Source: NY1)
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Oh no please spare us this menuval!
At least he knows how to run the state.
Good for Spitzer! We all have to do tshuvah. That is between each of us and Hashem. For the record, his personal mistakes are a tragedy to his family. Terrible! Now that has been said, professionally, he was ahead of the curve trying to stop Wall Street corruption, which is why they blew the whistle on him; to get him out of the way. And when they got him out of the way, look what happened to America.
Go for it Mr. Spitzer. I worked for you when you were an ADA at 349 Broadway, and I thought you were fabulous, voting for you twice. I cannot tell you how many times I told my religious friends over a Shabbos meal lunch how great you were, and how humble you were, despite an overt brilliance. You have my vote again. thanks
His policies are what helped get New York into the current mess. For example, he is responsible for bankrupting AIG (he wrongfully attacked the company’s leadership, and forced a change, and the new management Spitzer put in is the one that bankrupted the company and cost the taxpapers over $100 billion). He worked to try to chase financial businesses out of state. Not only was he personally immoral and criminal, he was a disaster in terms of his public function.
#5, highly opinionated post. He “forced a change”? There was no resistance? Any change had to be based on legal grounds via due process. Initiating reforms is not equivalent to “forcing a change.”
You also say, “He worked to try to chase financial businesses out of the state.” Explain. Did he chase them with a broom yelling?, “Get out. Shoo!”
So, while he was high profile, and he did make enemies by taking on equally high profile individuals, his efforts in winning cases against the Gambino crime family, white collar workers, securities fraud, internet fraud, and environmental protection were all “disasters”? “Disasters”????
Part Two.
Just to mention one specific (not to argue a whole megila on the merits of Spitzer’s public service, while he did make a lot of enemies, naturally, going after Enron fraud, Wall Street investment banks, AIG Insurance (in hindsight, can you not see he was a hero?), Spitzer spoke up that the Bush Administration, through the US Office of the Comptroller of Currency, BLOCKED (forced) New York States’ efforts to investigate mortgage activities of national banks.
I repeat! Spitzer blamed the Bush administration through the US Office of the Comptroller of Currency, which went to court, and BLOCKED New York State’s efforts to investigate questionable mortgage activities. I believe this happened in 2003.
A disaster? No, a public servant who had a fault and they used taxpayer money to exploit and blow the whistle on his private life to get him out of the way. Look at the price America has paid because the Bush Administration stopped Eliot Spitzer.
max mulberg, maybe you are one of those political hacks that I argue with online on this website. I don’t understand why Mr. Spitzer was not prosecuted by the feds. Didn’t he cross state lines to commit a felony? I don’t understand this.