Spitzer resigns. The emperor has no clothes. He left them at a hookers apartment.

Governor Spitzer has stepped down . I was reading these reactions on the AP. You would think from all the sympathy and accolades the guy was just diagnosed with cancer, rather than caught spending an alleged 80 grand on hookers. His supporters will soon be talking about all of the great things Spitzer did, his years of public service, his prosecution of criminals, what a great man he was. After all he is only human , he made a mistake, right? Not so fast, hold the praise and ease up on the horse shit, time for a reality check. Visiting a hooker once or twice could be attributed to a lapse in judgement, a mistake if you will. Spending an estimated 80 grand on hookers cant be written off as a mistake. Even at the exorbitant prices he was paying, 80 grand represents a long string of trysts and can in no way be seen as a mistake.


There is a lot of talk that we should stay out of the personal lives of politicians, that what goes on behind closed doors has no bearing on how well he or she does their job. And that is true to some extent. If the secretary of agriculture for example decides to go out and lease some WhoHaa from an Iowa hooker, I couldn't care less. But Spitzer was Governor of New York and a former Atty. General, not only should he lead a stellar life, he shouldn't place himself in compromising positions that could lead to blackmail or call his veracity into question. And as for the prostitution angle. Ive made my feelings known, I think it should be legal. That said, I think Spitzer should be hung out to dry. Here's why.

As AG of New York Spitzer prosecuted a dozen people involved in a prostitution ring. Case closed, end of story, he should be hung out to dry. Supporters of Spitzer will say that he is just a man, that he is human and after all, we all make mistakes. Bullshit, the only place Spitzer should find sympathy is in the dictionary between Stupid and Syphilis, which is apropos since there are allegations that Spitzer wasn't shrouding his Winky while he was cavorting with these high priced Puta's. Spitzer campaigned on a platform of high moral fortitude and accountability. It was all a sham.

Ive also heard talk that this is all a set up. Alan Dershowitz the high profile lawyer who defended Claus Von Bulow among other notable cases was Elliot Spitzers mentor, and he is crying foul. He claims that this is all payback from the many powerful people Spitzer targeted and ruined over the years. Spitzer as AG of New York was relentless in his pursuit and prosecution of white collar criminals, high finance figures with dubious business scruples and more than a few traders and brokers. It is said that Spitzer wasn't satisfied in just prosecuting the crime or imposing fines. Spitzer gave no quarter and would settle for nothing less than total destruction and ruin of anyone or any corporation he set his sights on. If the story ended there then you could say he was a tough prosecutor who made the bad guys pay. But Spitzer ruled with an iron fist, the usurper of the greedy and immoral , and he did it like a self righteous king from a throne based on his high morals and self proclaimed loathing of the people he prosecuted. And that is where he pissed in his Post Toasties.

Turns out the Emperor has no clothes. Governor Spitzer has turned out to be no better than the people he pursued and ruined. There is an unending list of Douche Bags who claimed to be the protectors of morality and symbols of truth, only to turn out to be as crooked as a barrel of snakes. From television Evangelists, to pompous drug addicted radio hosts like rush Limpballs, from wide stance republicans, to dress staining presidents, they have shown themselves to be the exact opposite of what they professed to be. Spitzer is just one more phony prick to be added to the list. Frankly Ive got more respect for the common thief than I have for guys like Spitzer. At least with criminals you know where you stand.

I didn't pay her for sex, I paid her to leave after the sex.

Over the course of two nights, untold man hours and at great expense, the Lenexa police Department brought down 5 Johns in a prostitution sting. We can all breath a sigh of relief, the streets are safe, nobody will be buying unenthusiastic, on the clock punanny in Lenexa anytime soon. And channel 5 was there!The reporter Betsy Webster asked one of the unlucky 5 why he was there, he answered he was there to buy a car. Sounds reasonable to me. The giant rubber fist, wig and extra virgin olive oil he was carrying in his trench coat, sans pants, belonged to someone he loaned his coat to. Okay , I made up that last part.

Maybe now that they have cracked this monumental 5 misdemeanor caper, they can focus on the 300 drunk JOCO lawyers leaving The Angry Tortoise, or whatever yuppster bar they drink in. Don't get me wrong, I have no sympathy for any uber loser who gets caught trying to rent some burnt out strippers WhoHaa. Most of them are married, and lets face it, a little creepy, so its not like they are innocent victims who just want to cuddle with some red eyed ex-peeler named Ambrosia or Mercedes. And of course there is always talk of the Pimps exploiting the delicate flower turned BJ queen, But think about this, you rarely hear of the pimp getting popped. It happens, but more often than not its the hooker or the hookie getting pinched. This leads me to think that the vast majority of women in the sex trade in our fair city, are of an independent/ pimpless nature.

The fact that this latest sting will have as much effect on prostitution as Nancy Reagan's Just Say No campaign had on drugs, wont stop KcTV 5 from giving it plenty of coverage. And what the hell, it gives me someone to poke fun at, pun intended.

***Disclaimer**** John Lee Hooker had nothing to do with this story, but the word play was too much to resist.