March 12, 2008
The Last Word
All of us here at Dakota have decided to give Red Wing at The Seminal the last word about the Spitzer scandal that will ever appear on this blog.
What in god's name was Spitzer thinking?When most of the myriad talkers and typers were asking that, they were no doubt thinking: What was Spitzer doing frequenting prostitutes? Is he nuts? He has a wife! He wants to be President! Prostitutes?!?
I suppose that’s a valid question, but, to me, it is not a particularly interesting one.
Here's the thing—I am not really that amazed that an aggressive and powerful politico thought that he could get away with paying for sex. Spitzer is hardly the first, and he will certainly not be the last. The morality of this behavior can be debated, but the originality of it cannot.
But here’s what I am amazed by: I am amazed that a Democrat—no, let’s make that any Democrat—thinks that he or she can do anything on the sly and keep it secret these days.
I actually have to wonder, as I've wondered before, if elected Democrats realize that issues like the US Attorney scandal and warrantless surveillance are not just inside baseball, not just about a debatable difference of opinion on the balance to strike between security and civil rights, but are rather about Republican attempts to lock in one party rule.
Does Spitzer or any of the Democratic Party leadership really believe that their calls and e-mails are not being monitored? Ten years ago, maybe I would have broken out the tinfoil hats, but now, after all we know? C'mon!
What in god’s name was Spitzer thinking?
Then again, maybe he just wanted to sell more T-shirts.
Thank god, Hillary, at least, is immune to this sort of sexually incontinent behavior, that is we think she is.
Photo note: A metaphorophoto that has it all -- the twisted phallic forms, the faceless, nay headless, women's bodies, the stop light with the lighted "do not cross" hand ... and those bars - it is also a more complete shot of the wonderful sculptures in gallery window in yesterday's entry.