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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jim-thompson who wrote (22679)	3/12/2008 11:25:14 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224744

He’s been riding his high horse so long, he can’t make himself dismount quick enough. The WSJ reports: New York governor Eliot Spitzer resisted mounting calls for his resignation Tuesday, as he first tried to work out an agreement with prosecutors not to file criminal charges against him… …Mr. Spitzer’s lawyers argued Tuesday that the governor didn’t violate federal money-laundering or structuring laws because he didn’t hide the transactions, which were in his name and from his bank accounts. In negotiations with prosecutors of Manhattan’s U.S. Attorney’s office, his lead lawyer, Michele Hirshman, a partner at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, said it would be unfair to charge Mr. Spitzer. People familiar with the legal team’s thinking say Ms. Hirshman argued that men who use the services of prostitutes rarely get charged with crimes, even when prostitutes and ringleaders do. Mr. Spitzer won’t resign until he reaches an agreement with the government not to pursue charges, say those familiar with his legal team’s thinking. A poll released late Tuesday found that 70% of New Yorkers think Mr. Spitzer should resign, while 66% believe he should be impeached and removed from office if he doesn’t. “It’s a big thumbs down,” said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, which conducted the poll. “It points to just how politically untenable his position is right now.” Even if Mr. Spitzer resigns, 49% of New Yorkers said he should face criminal charges. The telephone poll conducted Tuesday surveyed 624 registered voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points. Any legal case could be significant for Mr. Spitzer’s future. Whether or not he remains in politics, the 48-year-old Mr. Spitzer likely would lose his license to practice law if convicted of a felony. Go to www.michellemalkin.com to see Spitzer astride his high horse.