Reply #29: Morning Marketeers....

[AnneD]

:donut: and lurkers. I am sure you have been reading the headlines about Spitzer. Seldom has the average citizen and small investor had such an advocate on Wall Street. I am sure there was much celebration in some Manhattan apartments, but from my house on main street-there was sadness and sympathy.

Frankly, I am old enough to realize my own shortcomings and I don't expect perfection in others-esp my elected officials. I'll not cast the first stone. Frankly, as long as taxpayer money was not used-I think things like that between consenting adults are personal choices. Your personal code of conduct is just that-personal. It is the same way I feel about some laws regarding personal behaviour being unjust and should therefore be revisited or relaxed. I think prostitution, gambling, and minor drug use are small personal foibles (when not carried to excess) and not the lynch pins of society. I take a dimmer view of lying, bribery, and theft because we as a society need to have a certain level of trust in order to function.

So I wish Gov. Spitzer the best of luck in what comes his way. He will have many fences to mend. I appreciate all that he did for millions of ordinary folks like me in trying to create a more transparent investing environment.

Happy hunting and watch out for the bears.