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Come Clean or Quit; Maybe Both

Posted Mar 11, 08 12:35 PM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – As Eliot Spitzer mulls his options, the editorial boards of the state's newspapers are weighing in:

  • Wall Street Journal: "The stupendously deluded belief that the sitting governor of New York could purchase the services of prostitutes was the last act of a man unable to admit the existence of, or need for, limits."

  • New York Times: "His short, arrogant statement was not enough. Mr. Spitzer did not seem to understand what he owed the public—a strong argument for why he should be trusted again."
  • Westchester Journal News: "Long after Eliot Spitzer has called a merciful end to his brief and failed governorship, we will wonder how it was that the Sheriff of Wall Street turned out to be such a complete and utter dunce."
  • Glens Falls Post Star: "In one day, he went from Governor Steamroller to Client 9, from prospective presidential candidate to Jay Leno's dream joke."

Sources Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Journal News (NY), (Glens Falls) Post-Star

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New York State Gov. Eliot Spitzer is joined by his wife Silda as he makes a statement to reporters during a news conference following a report that he was involved in a prostitution ring Monday, March...   (Associated Press)
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