Spitzer Is Proof That You Should Never Vote. Ever.
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer won the 2006 gubernatorial election with a record 67% of the vote. That’s 2,882,524 New Yorkers who bought his tough brand of ‘let’s clean up the filth’ politics. Well, 100% of those people have been stabbed in the back.
Do me a favor. Next time MTV wants me to ‘Rock the Vote’ or some celebrity is preaching how ‘every vote counts,’ I’m begging you, save your breath. Don’t tell me this type of behavior is the exception to the rule. As a nation, we’ve been let down on the local and federal level when it comes to honest politics.
Jack of All Blogs is not perfect, but we certainly can say that being good, is not that hard. In fact, it’s NOT hard to NOT sleep with a hooker. Personally, I find it relatively easy to avoid.
As each politico falls, we’re reminded (by other politicos) how politics is not about individuals, rather, it’s about the process. If that’s the case, who give a flying F if it’s Clinton, Obama or McCain?
Spitzer’s crusade against the ‘bad guys’ is over. The next chapter of his life will include many apologies to his three teenage daughters, an inevitable divorce and hopefully lots of therapy.
And for the record, when I see these women ‘standing by their man,’ I’m perplexed. People talk about their ‘strength’ and ‘courage.’ All I see is an opportunist. If I ever committed half of the deviant acts that these politicians commit, I’d expect my wife to give me the finger and bail. That’s strength!
The Tri-State area has been plagued by leaders with a faulty moral compass. The governor of New Jersey resigned after an extramarital homosexual affair; the governor of Connecticut was jailed for conspiracy to commit honest services, mail fraud, and tax fraud; and now Spitzer – aka Client 9 – is left to pick up his ugly pieces.
You can make any argument you like, but I am more sure than ever that voting is overrated. At least until they build in some measure where you can rescind your vote. I sure know 2,882,524 New Yorkers would like to.
What do you think?