tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post1083639503105109373..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Who cares?BadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-41571977657720187912008-03-12T14:54:00.000-07:002008-03-12T14:54:00.000-07:00Oh, I agree it was stupid and hypocritical on his ...Oh, I agree it was stupid and hypocritical on his part, just as it was stupid and hypocritical on Larry Craig's part to get busted for soliciting sex in a public restroom. But I just don't see any point in making a massive production about it. Consider it the Libertarian in me. I have the same opinion of drug laws, BTW -- if someone wants to kill themselves by snorting or injecting or whatever, that's their business, not mine.<BR/><BR/>Spitzer's problem is that he a) crusaded against prostitution, then b) used the services of a known prostitution ring. Which meant he could not due the usual c), i.e., "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" (followed by a broad wink) that happens when other politicians are linked to prostitutes. Sorta like why Larry Craig became a laughingstock -- someone who crusades against gays, himself proving to be gay?! But you'll notice that Larry Craig is still in Congress...BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-69052225736543235132008-03-12T13:08:00.000-07:002008-03-12T13:08:00.000-07:00First, I certainly agree that it should be legal.T...First, I certainly agree that it <EM>should</EM> be legal.<BR/><BR/>That said, it seems fair to have a scandal over the governor breaking the law -- especially when he came up through the state Attorney General spot.<BR/><BR/>(The Clinton thing was pretty tenuous. I mean, his lawbreaking came from him making misleading statements that could be interpreted as perjury. Not worth a massive impeachment trial over.)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13375883494813662483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-25204223850437028872008-03-12T13:00:00.000-07:002008-03-12T13:00:00.000-07:00You are right no one should care about who is buyi...You are right no one should care about who is buying sex from whom. But prostitution is illegal and as a politician at his level, Eliot Spitzer should have realized that you can't go around promoting illegal activities without there being consequences. If he thought he was right, then why didn't he have the law changed and stop harassing others for doing what he did himself?Curioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784893681266233567noreply@blogger.com