Letters to the Editor
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Disturbing
"...the delay in his resignation may have been due to negotiations between Spitzer and prosecutors -- a resignation from public office is often used as a bargaining chip in cases like this."
That sounds to me a whole lot like blackmail. It is not the place of civilian servents to decided whether or not an elected officials behavior rises to the level of a resignation being in order. Compare this to Senator Craig who actually pleaded guilty to a crime, but no one expected the local police who charged him to demand his resignation from Congress in exchange for lighter charges, and do so would have been outrageous. Regardless, as to whether or not one believes that Spitzer should have resigned, Spitzer should not have been forced into by Federal prosecutors. This whole thing stinks more and more like an another Republican witchhunt to unseat elected Democratic officials.