On New York’s Governor Crossing the Line

I don’t usually touch the topic of politics, but it’s been impossible to open a paper or turn on the TV or radio and not see or hear something about the now infamous “Client 9″ and his philandering ways. I just shake my head in disgust.

I’d like to focus on his wife, though. I mentioned to a group of ladies I had lunch with last week that I couldn’t believe she stood next to him, appearing anyway, to be supporting him as he issued his vague apology and then again when he announced his resignation. Much to my surprise, most of my companions remarked that they’d have stood next to him too if they stood to get half his fortune. Huh?? Sorry, but my dignity can’t be bought and, what message did she send to her daughters?

One person did view it from a slightly different angle, that, while it didn’t completely persuade me, it at least made me pause. She said that on their wedding day, Mrs. Spitzer stood up before God and her family and vowed to remain true “for better or for worse,” and this episode merely represented the worse part. But, we’re not talking about financial ruin, illness, injury or other tough times here. What happens when one spouse breaks the vows of marriage–is the other still bound to keep up their end of the deal?

To me, Elliott Spitzer crossed the line in the worst possible way.

Until Next Time,

Joan

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