The Call Girl Scandal finally has taken it’s toll on Client #9 aka Charles Fox aka Elliot Spitzer. The former Attorney General now Governor of New York will resign his position come Monday, March 17, 2008 in spite of what his wife Silda Wall Spitzer’s urging for him not to.
From FoxNews.com:
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has resigned.
The news completes a rapid and stunning fall from power following unchallenged reports linking him to a high-priced prostitution ring.
“I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me,” Spitzer said speaking to reporters in Manhattan, adding that he has “begun to atone for my private failings” with his family.
Spitzer said his resignation is effective Monday, which he said was determined in conjunction with Lt. Gov. David Paterson, who will then assume the governor’s seat.
Paterson will become New York’s first black governor.
A lawyer by trade, Paterson is said to be a potential “breath of fresh air”. He is legally blind. Perhaps his blindness will give him a special insight into governing.
His bio via FoxNews.com:
A lawyer by training, Paterson became a public servant in 1985, when he began representing Harlem in the New York State Senate, according to the New York governor’s Web site.
In 2002, he became its minority leader, the first non-white legislative leader in New York’s history. In 2004, he became the first legally blind person to address the Democratic National Convention.
Paterson was born in Brooklyn to Portia and Basil Paterson. His father was the first non-white secretary of state of New York and the first African-American vice-chair of the national Democratic Party.
The lieutenant governor earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Columbia University, graduating in 1977, and completed his J.D. at Hofstra Law School in 1982. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia’s School for International and Public Affairs.
Paterson lives in Harlem with his wife, Michelle Paige Paterson, and their two children. Paterson, who ran the New York City marathon in 1999, also is a member of the board of the Achilles Track Club.
Paterson has proposed legislation for a $1 billion voter-approved stem cell research initiative and advocated a statewide alternative energy plan. He also has been involved in legislation on domestic violence prevention and promoting minority- and women-owned businesses.
Please join me in wishing the incoming Gov. Paterson a good term although he’s a Democrat. He’s inheriting a bad situation and will be in the spotlight for some time.
Also keep an eye on this post as there will be updates as the possibilities of criminal charges for Spitzer are being discussed.
UPDATE: 1228
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York has stated there is no deal related to Spitzer’s resignation and possible criminal charges.
The real question now is, how he paid for these hookers. Did he use campaign money? Did he use public money? We’ll see as the feds investigate. And don’t forget the Mann Act.
Jail time is very possible.
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