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/p> p> But for his impenetrable arrogance, Eliot Spitzer would realize that cynically dragging before the klieg lights the most immediate victim of his indiscretion, his wife, only serves to worsen matters. If hypocrisy is the gravest political sin, then cowardice surely finishes a close second! br> -- Francis M. Hannon, Jr. br> Melrose, Massachusetts /p>

I'm not normally one to jump on bandwagons but it is supremely difficult to avoid the obvious Schadenfreude attached to the Eliot Spitzer situation. While I normally shrink from rejoicing at the misfortune of another, I'm having serious difficulty in doing so here. Mr. Spitzer not only abused his office as a prosecutor, routinely destroying the lives and families of anyone whom he believed could help him in his climb up the political ladder in New York. When someone chooses to go through life all elbows and shoulders, trampling the innocent and the guilty alike, then suddenly, is struck in the forehead by the sledge hammer of karma, he has little or no defense against the reaction of the public.

I would disagree, however, with those who offer their sympathy and condolences to his wife. His daughters, yes, because of the usually tight bond between fathers and daughters, but his wife, no. She is a high powered corporate lawyer and I find it hard to believe that anyone can succeed in that type of career without possessing the power to read people. I would have to believe that she knows her Eliot after watching him operate, supporting him, and listening to his confidences these many years. I would sincerely doubt that she is totally flummoxed by this turn of events. Not that it places blame on her, or is a mitigating factor in Mr. Spitzer's well earned disgrace, rather this entire situation is a sort of cosmic shift in Mr. Spitzer's fortunes, fortunes that Mrs. Spitzer chose to share.

p>If the old saw that proclaims "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger," Mr. Spitzer may come out of this a veritable Hercules. br> -- Joseph Baum br> Garrettsville, Ohio /p> p> I have heartily enjoyed a Tale of Spitzer Schadenfreude. br> --

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