Politics It Gets Worse
posted by on March 14 at 12:17 PM
Apparently Spitz may have used donations for his recreational activities of choice.
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Gov. Eliot Spitzer used campaign funds in connection with his meetings with prostitutes, including payments for hotels or ground transportation, three people with knowledge of the investigation said … If campaign money was involved, it would expand the scope of a criminal inquiry, because it is illegal to use campaign money for personal expenses.
Oh, and that prostitution ring he busted? Ashley Dupre (who’s at least cashing in on this a bit) may have actually worked for them at one point.
At least it was campaign donations and not taxpayer dollars like the GOP uses.
"May have." Personally I'm waiting for the evidence.
I remember the movie 'The Contender', where Gary Oldman's giant-killing Confirmation Committee Chair released a statement saying the FBI was 'investigating' whether or not Democratic VP hopeful Joan Allen had 'accepted money' for a supposed sexual indescretion in college.
There is no doubt that Spitzer is a hypocrite who needs to take his lumps but it is damned suspicious that none of the many scandals that have erupted involving Repbublicans have come to light due to leaks from the Republican controlled Dept. of Justice. The DOJ felt compelled to leak this yet felt comfortable staying silent on Vitter in the DC Madam case even when they knew about long before it was revealed by Larry Flint in Hustler. This is a case political asassination and expect to see more folks.
Yeah, what about Clients 1-8?
Well, they're Republicans, Greg, so they get pardons.
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