The Spitzer Scandal

One scandal here is that both the Times and the Post ran false headlines in their newspapers. "Ties to a prostitution ring" implies corruption, bribe-taking, Tony Soprano delivering envelopes of cash. Spitzer paid money. He did not get money. So long as it was his own money, this is the most trivial imaginable offense. When is the last time anyone went to jail in the United States for patronizing a prostitute?

That the FBI used its resources and its agents to investigate and wiretap for this, is a second scandal. How much did they spend of the public's money for this idiot charade? Toward what public purpose?

I for one want to see FBI supervisors in front of congressional committees and heads to roll. This is even stupider and more insulting to the public's intelligence than the Lewinsky nonsense.


Harvey said...

Ya gotta get the facts straight. It was Spitzer's bank that noticed unusual cash transactions and reported it to the IRS. When it turned out to be the Gov, they turned it over to the FBI to investigate public corruption. Just like my friend who was busted with pot, he was stupid and got caught.