How Is It Eliot Spitzer Was Forced To Resign Immediately While Sanford Remains Governor?

[KittyWampus]

I'm afraid the ole "It's Okay If You're A Republican" doesn't quite cut it.

[Confusious]

1. Spitzer paid for it.

Sanford didn't.

The End.

[Ian David]

11. David Vitter paid for it. n/t

[JNelson6563]

13. The taxpayers paid for it.

So that makes his supportive constituents a very special kind of stupid.

Julie

[Captain Hilts]

2. Prostitution is against the law, sex isn't. nt

[KittyWampus]

4. Is using taxpayer funds for trysts with your girlfriend illegal?

[CrownPrinceBandar]

9. What about adultery? Is that not a crime?

According to SC law, it is and can be punished by a $100 - $500 fine and up to 6 mos to one year in jail.

"Any man or woman who shall be guilty of the crime of adultery or fornication shall be liable to indictment and, on conviction, shall be severally punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year or by both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. . . . “Adultery” is the living together and carnal intercourse with each other or habitual carnal intercourse with each other without living together of a man and woman when either is lawfully married to some other person."

http://www.scstatehouse.gov/CODE/t16c015.htm

Now I know this isn't going to be enforced, but I'm just saying his law breaking and Elliot Spitzer's are not that different.

[virgogal]

3. Spitzer broke the law.

[malaise]

7. like Vitter,

like Ensign, like Sanford?

[Ian David]

12. Larry Craig broke the law AND plead guilty. n/t

[David in Canada]

5. Simple...

When Spitzer got enmeshed in his imbroglio, he resigned to spare New York the distraction and side-show as he had zero effectiveness.

Sanford is a stubborn fool who refuses to give in to the demands of those who demand his resignation.

Technically, short of putting a gun to his head, no one can "force" him to do anything. The South Carolina legislature cannot even commence impeachment proceedings until January UNLESS Sanford were to call a special session for the purpose of commencing his own impeachment, which won't happen.

Remember that Rod Blagojevich never resigned and he was essentially kicked out on his ass by the state legislature.

[noel711]

6. Sanford was with his soul mate...

we know how republicans are suckers for romance...

[Cyrano]

8. The laws of the United States don't apply to Republicans.

Want proof? Take a look at Bush, Cheney and Co.

Spitzer is a Democrat which, by definition, makes him a dangerous criminal if he so much as spits on the street.

Sanford is a governor from a state that, many claim, has more than its share of people who are still fighting the Civil War.

The discrepancy between the two is a micronism of the divisions in this country today. And these are divisions that just might tear the country asunder once again.

[damntexdem]

10. Spitzer is a Democrat, so has some integrity.

Sanford is a Rethug, so doesn't have to take responsibility for anything he does.

[blogslut]

14. Republicans have no shame

n/t

[Johonny]

17. apparently some have shame

cause he might get impeached. We shall see...

[truedelphi]

15. This is a great question, but you go nuts if you try to figure

Out the logic of these situations.

It is especially disgusting whenyou realize that Condi Rice and George W overlooked the August 6th NSA memo regarding planes flying into skyscrapers, and our FBI/CIA ignored money transfers regarding Pakistani Intelligence agents etc, but Homeland Security was adroit enough to discover that money transfers involving $ 2,500 to 4,500 were being made by Spitzer.

SO glad to know we are so well protected from Democratic governors visiting escort services.

[mdmc]

16. Spitz made a career of jailin pimps, hoes, and johns

He made a career of locking up people for doing what he was doing..

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. Stanford and Vitter held out, Spitzer could have done so also

[pscot]

19. Everyone loves a lover?

A sybarite, not so much.

[Turbineguy]

20. Spitzer pissed off Wall Street.

Sanford was just another guy getting his knob polished.

[Nikki Stone1]

24. +10000

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[RufusTFirefly]

21. Especially since Spitzer faced NO federal prostitution charges!

Missed that particular detail? You can look it up!

NY Times: As Spitzer Is Cleared, Experts Cite Precedent

[zbdent]

22. Republicans said it wasn't about the sex, it was about the lying ...

but hey, that was a Dem (Bill Clinton) ...

But Mannthrax Coultercaust said that (a Republican) lying before Congress wasn't a reason worthy to have someone disbarred/jailed/thrown out of office ...

[Inspired]

23. Was he forced to? Or did he resign because it was best for him and his family?