Comments on: Disgraced N.Y. Gov. Returns As A Columnist

Eliot Spitzer, Laid Low By Prostitution Scandal, Begins Writing For Slate.com

[misogynist10]

I assumed he would be hired as the new spokesman for the Nevada Brothel Association.

[obamaslady]

Part 2

Furthermore, who gave any of us the right to JUDGE Eliot? None of us have that right unless we want others to judge us for our misgivings or mistakes. I don''t want to judge him and I surely don''t want someone to judge me for the many mistakes I have made throughout my long life because I am certain my family would leave me if they knew about some of the things I did when young. Since he has not been charged with a crime, I say put his mind to good use because he is brilliant and ''a mind is a terrible thing to waste''.

Writing for Slate may not be the job he would ultimately want, but it certainly beats %u2018serving penance for his recklessness%u2019 the remainder of his life. I''m glad he is writing a column because I know he has much to offer especially in the field of economics, oversight and regulation, so that perhaps these financial institutions will never be allowed to work for GREED with no oversight or regulation so that we, as a nation, will never be faced with an economic crisis again. Our congress let us down when they allowed lobbyists to keep regulation out of finance, when they removed all oversight and when they even went so far as to remove the Glass-Steagall Act which protected bank depositors from the additional risks associated with security transactions so that our country would never again go into a great depression. The act was dismantled in 1999 in large part due to former Senator, Phil Gramm, [McCain%u2019s good GOP friend].

[dan_da_ban3]

man, i love cheese

[obamaslady]

Part 1
Just because Spitzer went off the straight and narrow of his moral compass, particularly in light of the fact that he is married and has a family [which makes this his family''s business rather than ours ''IF'' he did not break any law], doesn''t mean he is bad, worthless or should hide away the remainder of his life. Quite the opposite, Eliot is an astute and very intelligent man so for him to be reduced to the heap bin of times gone by when he can offer a valuable service to the public, is pretty ridiculous. When it comes to ''regulation and oversight'' of the financial industry, I don''t think you will find anyone who could equal him in his knowledge of their inner workings and I feel he could be used far more effectively if he were assisting Paulson with the bailout funds. At least, we would have the benefit of knowing that Paulson had a colleague who was enforcing accountability from the banks and giving it to congress and the public. 60 days have lapsed since banks were given funds and not one of them has yet to offer any accountability as to where those funds have gone [or are being hoarded] and why they have not yet reported to congress.

How many of us can say we have never made mistake? Even if we think we would never do what he did, how do we know what we would or would not do had we been in his shoes?

[jbright9]

Judge not lest you be judged.

[antoniof123]

What a joke we reward the filth in this world and punish the good.

Just like the rich fat cats and sleeze in Washington to protect their own.

I hate them all scum everyone one of them.

[blackyowe]

I wish he would fade away he is a disgrace!

[eggy1620]

He should be writing reviews of escort services.

[legacyabq]

Hey, don''t worry

Hypocrites make good journalists

[sorceress62]

Why should he not have charges brought against him? Again, if you are a politician or a celeb you are above the law!!!! Let us peons try this and see how long we spend in prison!

[culturechang]

What is going to write about. The horrors of prostitution? Is he going to lecture us on morality and honesty.

[roachcrusher]

Life of the privileged. Break the law, no problem. Prosecutors go only after the poor and not-so-famous. This guy looks like a beady-eyed prosecutor. Bet he was once one.

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