Disgraced N.Y. Gov. Returns As A Columnist

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

(AP)  Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is back in the media, this time as a member of the Fourth Estate.

On Wednesday evening, the online magazine Slate quietly posted Spitzer's first column, headlined "Too Big Not To Fail." It argued against costly economic government bailouts to huge financial institutions.

Jacob Weinberg, the editor-in-chief of the Slate Group, owned by the Washington Post Co., says the semimonthly column will focus on the financial crisis, regulation and government.

Spitzer resigned earlier this year after getting caught in a prostitution scandal. Last month, federal prosecutors announced they would not bring criminal charges against him.

[jt_lancer]

There''s nothing worse than a hypocrite in high office - especially one who prosecutes the very activities that he participates in. What a dirtbag.

[zabarc]

And not one mention in most of articles of this scandal, including this one, that he is a Democrat. Typical of the media.

[jw218389]

He should write about his S@x life - now that would be interesting - very few of us have wild rendevous with $4000 a night call girls - or would want to - but it still would be fun reading...

[hagtilahun]

If you are an American be a Jew American!!! What a desgrace??? I had been a big fan of him not anymore now. If his wife is behind all this, I would say shame on you too, Mrs who ever.

[kansas1946]

Slate is really scraping the bottom of the barrel for columnists. Uck.

[skeezix06]

Take that, Joy Behar.

[KLHILL]

What about his wife, you f**ing morons.

[wlmrtpatriot]

I thought this man was guilty of paying for his hookers with taxpayers money. Who cares if the man had hookers on the side and used his own money? I don''t.

[colonieny]

hooray for him. Cut the poor guy some slack.

[bobnjersey]

[I won''''t be reading anything this hypocrite has to write. I don''''t believe a word he says about anything. He should be in jail ... ]
[Posted by Kaliwind at 02:32 PM : Dec 04, 2008]

in case your mamory is fautly ... this is the guy who for years went after and prosecuted dozens of wall street analysts, executives, and traders for unscrupulous trading practices.

when all is said and done ... he ends up resigning his position as governor over a consensual sexual interlude ... and those who he prosecuted and their colleagues get a $700 billion dollar windfall from uncle sam.

what''s wrong with this picture?