New York Adult Entertainment: Spitzer, Paterson and a Cult of Faux Piety
Published: February 26, 2010
It was Friday morning, and his successor as governor, David A. Paterson, was a ruin.
“Sad,” Mr. Spitzer said of Mr. Paterson. “I don’t know enough of the facts to say anything meaningful.”
That should not stop anyone else from stating the obvious.
Every minute that Mr. Paterson stays in office, he proves that the laws of political relativity do not apply in Albany.
Two years ago this month, an article in The New York Times disclosed that Mr. Spitzer had been a customer of an escort service — that is, a client of an expensive prostitute — that was under surveillance by federal investigators. Less than 48 hours after the article appeared on the newspaper’s Web site, Mr. Spitzer said he was sorry and resigned.