Damn! 6 years?!!? That's a lot of scratch to be putting down for some snatch....oooh that rhymes!
But there's talk of Eliot resigning his Governorship because of all this and he's simply waiting to work out a deal so he doesn't go to jail.
Gov. Eliot Spitzer is set to resign Wednesday, sources tell CBS 2 Political Reporter Marcia Kramer, but insiders say he's going to use the resignation as a bargaining chip to cut a deal with federal prosecutors and he won't step down until that happens. The talks have been going on since Tuesday morning.
The governor's fate rests in the hands of two people: U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia and Michele Hirshman, the head of his legal defense team. The deal they cut will determine Spitzer's future.
Criminal law experts say Spitzer will definitely have to resign the governorship and that what's involved in the deal is key.
So what's the best that could happen to him?
"No charges, absolute resignation, and contrition. I think the worst that could happen is a felony plea on one of a number of charges that they could lodge against him," said noted criminal attorney Ronald Fischetti, who has often had to negotiate with feds on behalf of clients.
Still, Fischetti said Spitzer stands no hope of ever regaining political respect again.
"I think his career politically is at an end," he said.
Maybe I'm a prick, but I'm actually enjoying watching Democrats scramble to try to tell me how this is different then when Republicans have a sex scandal. Check out Dailykos, you'll see how they've pushed that story to the back burner rather quickly.
Travis
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