The Sad Bad Story of Governor Spitzer
By Gus Tyler
“I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and that violates my — or any — sense of right and wrong,” Eliot Spitzer said.
The obvious question is just why or how a highly intelligent man like Spitzer worked his way into such a situation.
What follows is my own highly speculative attempt to explain Spitzer’s strange conduct: We begin with the fact that Spitzer is not only a highly intelligent man but also a highly emotional bull of a man. He is devoted to his family, although obviously his wife is not fully able to satisfy his sexual needs.
He might have found himself a girlfriend on the side. But she would have to understand that a marriage was not in the works. How long would a worthwhile woman put up with such a lopsided arrangement?
As a practical-minded man, Spitzer probably decided that a realistic outlet for his emotional needs could be satisfied by a professional prostitute or two who would allow him to vent his libido without any further obligations.
Is there a political future for Spitzer? The old saw says, “To err is human, To forgive is divine.”
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He might have been O.K. like the Lousiana Senator who admitted going to an Escort servece and is still in office - if he did it only once. However he is guilty of spending 80,000 dollars on such activity. Also he was known to have been very tough on local prostitution rings and this makes him seem a real hypocrite.
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