Glenn, if you've never been on the receiving end of clandestine marital infidelity, count your blessings. Whether the sex was paid or unpaid, it's a bitch for a blindsided spouse.

you're evidence is very compelling. let's legislate on that

This is not a case of "ignorange is bliss": depending on the circumstances, the non-consenting spouse might be in for anything from a case of the crabs to a life-threatening STD, not to mention humiliation if the situation should be made public.

At 5 large a night? Not a chance. You could eat off that woman and he porobably did.

Glenn, if you've never been on the receiving end of clandestine marital infidelity, count your blessings. Whether the sex was paid or unpaid, it's a bitch for a blindsided spouse.

Then your problem is with adultery, not prostitution.

And you don't know what arrangement the Spitzers had between them. You don't know what each knew or agreed to or didn't know. That's why it's best to leave their marriage to them.

If all this involved was two consenting adults I would agree with you but it doesn't. Spitzer is married. So, when he decides to have sex with prostitutes he is potentially endangering the health( and even life) of an unconsenting adult, his wife.I realize that there are probably precautions taken to prevent the spread of STD's but in the heat of the highly-paid moment, accidents happen. Now, his wife has to get tested for AIDS and other STD's and even if the tests are negative, for THE REST OF HER LIFE...

So does Hillary, and every other wife or husband who has committed adultery. For that matter, if a guy's girlfriend goes home for the nite with a guy she met in the bar, and he shtooped one of his female co-workers during lunch, all that fornication is dangerous to both.

Thus: Adultery and fornication ought to be against the law, and prosecuted with significant penalties. Let us enforce "abstinence only," except within marriage.

Once people in power decide arbitrarily which laws to obey and which to ignore, and do so surreptitiously, we are faced with a situation whereby there is no real respect for law by the people sworn to uphold it.

My daughter is married to the son of the local sheriff (who passed away a few years back). I know of at least two occasions when she has avoided getting a speeding ticket because of her last name and the fact that the officers who stopped her knew of her relationship when they looked at her license.

I've been around and around this issue on several law enforcement officer's forums on teh intertubez and they, to a man, refuse to acknowledge that it is basically making our government one of men and not of laws. The LEO's call it a "professional courtesy" and will not admit in any way shape or form that it is detrimental to the rule of law.

If you are treated differently by law enforcement due to who you are or who you are related to, then this is indeed making our system of "justice" into one of men and not of laws.

I challenge any LEO reading my words to defend this practice.

If all this involved was two consenting adults I would agree with you but it doesn't. Spitzer is married. So, when he decides to have sex with prostitutes he is potentially endangering the health( and even life) of an unconsenting adult, his wife.I realize that there are probably precautions taken to prevent the spread of STD's but in the heat of the highly-paid moment, accidents happen. Now, his wife has to get tested for AIDS and other STD's and even if the tests are negative, for THE REST OF HER LIFE she will have to worry about some disease related to Spitzer's whoring affecting her.So this isn't like pornography, it's more akin to a life sentence of nagging worry for Mrs. Spitzer. I read your column because you seem very intelligent, insightful and caring about the rights of others. But I thought the same thing about Eliot Spitzer.

Suddenly the screaching monkeys are concerned for his wife? What will it be next? Was anyone concerned about Vitters wife? Well, no. He's a republican and asked God for forgiveness and that closes the door on the incident.

This sounds like an incident in my home town. Dow chemical recklessly dumped millions of gallons of dioxin and other toxins in the river that runs near my house. They have gone through just about every delaying tactic that they can from lobbyists to politicians and local astroturf groups.

Now what is their tactic? Be prepared...

'Think of the trees.'

Well, hell, yes. Cleaning up this hideous mess is going to result in the uprooting and destruction of many trees...

Well to Dow I say: What about the people that played on and under those trees and to the screeching monkeys so incensed over Spitzer's extra curricular activities I have to say that in this time of many MANY sense less crimes by the government of this country, getting so pissed off over his issue just doesn't make sense... Get Vitter to quit. Get Craig to quit. What the hell do their wives have to worry about? Especially Craigs! Trolling in airport mens rooms is less troubling than hiring top dollar hookers? Since when?

The hypocrisy is so God damn thick in this country that I'm surprised we all can see the sun in the morning and draw a breath through it! Is it wrong to hire hookers? Is it wrong to get sex in an MSP men's room by random travelers? Is it wrong to have prostitutes 'service' you in LA? Is it wrong to violate the constitution? Is it wrong to openly steal elections? Is it wrong to start a war on complete lies and then stand by and watch the money pour out of the treasury, bankrupting the nation?

People need to get a life and re-evaluate what is going on.

I still wonder if Spitzer was the result of a Loyal Bushie US Attorney witch hunt... I expect more. I'm sure that they are burning the midnight oil looking for anything they can use to slime the democrats and steal yet another election...

Worried about his wife... GROW THE HELL UP and be worried about this damn country!!!