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markpkessinger

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38. He was actually a much better attorney general than governor...

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 09:53 AM

Mar 2012

...Don't get me wrong -- I think he's one of the sharpest minds around. But his elbows are also rather sharp. Wall Street HATED him ss attorney general because he was so good. But when it came to the kind of coalition building necessary to be an effective governor of New York, he had two things going against him: an enormous ego (something which serves one well as AG, but not so much as governor), and a really abrasive style better suited to a courtroom than to drumming up support for a program as governor.

That said, I ALWAYS enjoy his commentary!

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I Tell Ya What... Elliot Spitzer Is Kicking Ass Filling In For KO On Countdown Tonight... [View all] WillyT Mar 2012 OP

too bad he liked hookers more than he liked being a politician nt msongs Mar 2012 #1

Actually, I don't believe that at all... MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #3

Too bad that's more important to you than it is/was to cnn, or babylonsister Mar 2012 #4

It's very important to women. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #7

LOL !!! - "babylonsister"... WillyT Mar 2012 #16

Don't care. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #34

He was actually a much better attorney general than governor... markpkessinger Mar 2012 #38

Still Pissed, Eh ??? WillyT Mar 2012 #6

Nope. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #8

Question: How In The Hell Did Eliott Spitzer Disrespect YOU ??? WillyT Mar 2012 #10

No pathology. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #11

Nobody Does... And Don't Give Me The Sit Down And Shut Up Shit Either... WillyT Mar 2012 #15

Fawke Em. We don't like it when men cheat, but it happens all the time. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #24

And you're OK with that? Fawke Em Mar 2012 #30

I don't have any choice. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #39

You should use "I" and not "We" because I don't share your views on this issue. In other crunch60 Mar 2012 #42

Okay, then you shall have that RESPECT... The Doctor. Mar 2012 #18

I respect hookers. FarPoint Mar 2012 #22

I don't respect them. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #31

So, the woman in question was, what? jberryhill Apr 2012 #45

Why are you following me? Fawke Em Apr 2012 #48

Wtf? jberryhill Apr 2012 #49

so frigging what... Rosco T. Mar 2012 #14

I have no respect for him. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #32

As a progressive, I am more worried that the right wing nuts, both Men and Women, who want crunch60 Mar 2012 #41

Too bad that his enemies were spying on him, thanks to our new laws that force your bank sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #20

You may be watching too much Foxx News FarPoint Mar 2012 #21

Haven't watched Fox in 10 years. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #33

Who wouldn't? (nt) thesquanderer Mar 2012 #23

I was telling my hubby the same thing... MrMickeysMom Mar 2012 #2

He kicked ass until he brought up women's issues. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #5

So That Is More Important Than The Knowledge Base And Spirit Of His Fight For The 99% ??? WillyT Mar 2012 #12

You do not speak for MOST women... ljm2002 Mar 2012 #19

No.. He's a freak. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #27

Were you married to him? No? Problem solved jberryhill Apr 2012 #46

Do you think he might have made a mistake? JDPriestly Mar 2012 #25

Yes. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #28

My experience is that infidelity is rarely the real reason people divorce. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #40

I don't require my politicians to be free from sin The Second Stone Mar 2012 #26

I don't value yours. Fawke Em Mar 2012 #29

Now I can understand your rant about Spitzer, it's because you have a personal problem in you crunch60 Mar 2012 #43

Right on! Bohunk68 Mar 2012 #44

I agree. Old and In the Way Mar 2012 #35

I think Spitzer would be terrific as a host of his own show on Current! bbgrunt Mar 2012 #9

CNN should have given Spitzer his own show JI7 Mar 2012 #13

Where are you watching it? Suich Mar 2012 #17

My Justin.tv link is down.. nenagh Apr 2012 #47

He is terrific. I loved his show on CNN once they got rid of the right winger. Cass Mar 2012 #36

Clip from that, on the pro-Wall Street anti-accountability "JOBS" Act JHB Mar 2012 #37