Spitzer's Alleged $5,000 Sex Shame
Sex Scandal Rocks New York Governor's Office
While outraged citizens call for his resignation, Spitzer holds on to Governor's position with a weak apology. The White House remains mum on the alleged sex scandal.
Whomever Governor Eliot Spitzer sleeps with besides his wife is public business. He is a public figure and therefore his life style is public knowledge. He gave up the right to privacy when he swore oath to public office in 2006. Furthermore, he portrayed himself on the political platform as a responsible role model.
So how could he think, that an allegation that he had slept with a prostitute for $5,000 an hour, on the night before Valentine’s Day, would be nobody’s business but his own? No sum of money or loyalty could bury that juicy tryst. And when the wind blows, as it does now, the stink, if the allegation is proven correct, is going to cost more than the alleged romp with the prostitute. Such indecent behaviour by the Governor is an indication of the overall decline, of the moral character of those whom the majority elected to serve in public offices.
Consequently, the American public has a right to know how he managed such an assignation on his expense accounts.
Spitzer’s alleged record at the Emperor’s Club VIP, an exclusive call-girl service, reveals repeat visits, according to investigators. Documents tendered in court to support the allegations refer to him as “Client 9”.
As the table turns, it would be interesting to note, what punishment the Governor would impose on himself, for reneging on his marriage vows and betraying public trust. To date, there has been no word from The White House on the issue.
In the throes of the sex scandal and repeated calls for him to resign when the story broke on Monday, Governor Spitzer, 48, still holds tight to his position. He disappointed the voting public, when he failed to announce his resignation at a press conference, at his New York office later that day. At his side, with a pained expression on her face, was his wife, Silda Wall. They have three teenaged daughters. After shaming his office and his family, his public apology somehow seems trite.
One can only imagine, what certitude it must have taken for Silda Wall, to stand by Spitzer’s side with the world looking empathetically back at her. A simple woman would not want to be in public places with her cheating husband. Yet, politics dictate that this wounded woman do so for public image, except, in reality she’s only there to absorb some of his public shame.
But is his resignation the right step? Only Spitzer can determine that. However, should he choose to stay at his post, it would become increasingly difficult for him to serve adequately with the scandal festering in New Yorkers’ minds. The news media and talk show hosts will ridicule and torment him, as they did Senator Larry Craig after his airport bathroom scandal and former New Jersey Governor, Jim McGreevy, after he announced he was gay.
Spitzer’s career advanced from a prosecuting attorney into politics and then to become the Governor of New York in 2006, the most populous state in America. On the political platform, he propagated morality, crime-fighting and good governance, which now seems hilarious in the face of his voluntary political suicide.
Spitzer considered himself a champion of justice and moral values. Now he finds himself caught with his pants off. As an elected official, he had pledged to clean up Wall Street and prostitution. Today, he is allegedly a client to the buying of flesh.
One must note, however, that former President Bill Clinton did not resign when he became embroiled in a sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky, an aide employed at The White House during his tenure. His political career survived, but will Spitzer’s? And how would Senator Hillary Clinton, having been a victim of a similar circumstance, relate to the allegations involving a fellow Democrat in an extramarital affair?
