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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:00 AM

The tragic fall of Eliot Spitzer

He once busted up "sex rings" himself, but the New York governor's hiring of a pricey prostitute has shattered his political career.

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  • Monday, March 10, 2008 08:04 PM

    He'll be back.

    At least I hope he'll be back. To define his entire career by one event and ignore all the good he's done is unfair, and I think that now in the 20th century people can get over this.

    If he committed a crime, then he should be convicted and pay the penalty. But then he should get back into politics. Things like this never stopped Louisiana politicians, especially Louisiana Democrats, so a highfalutin' New York politician should take some notes. Heck, the mayor of my little WV town actually spent a few months in jail -- while he was acting mayor. People didn't seem too upset, actually.

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