New York Adult Entertainment: The Lighter Side: New York Politics, The Real Big Apple Circus
… Accused, among other things, of abusing the power of his office, the problem is that Paterson probably never planned to be governor. He was sitting in his office minding his business when he got the call about now former Governor Eliot Spitzer:
“He did what?… I’m what? … Oh crap! I’m gonna need a new suit.”
Spitzer, you’ll recall, resigned in the wake of a prostitution scandal. Ironically, Kristin Davis, The Manhattan Madame from whom “Client Number 9″ procured the prostitute, is now running for governor. Only in New York, my friends. I think we should elect her. She’s already been to jail, so the suspense is over. It’s worth noting that Mr. Spitzer has done no jail time. Perhaps The Powers That Be have assumed that public humiliation is enough. It’s not, but at least he had the decency to resign. South Carolina’s Governor Mark Sanford has not. But I digress.