Here’s Why Eliot Spitzer Would Make a Good President

Good article from David Fagan at AOL News….

We really need to stop worrying about our politicians sex lives and worry about their effectiveness.  Eliot Spitzer was effective.  That’s why he was targeted…

Who cares if he’s also an arrogant hypocrite?  When you get right down to it, aren’t all politicians?

At least he had guts…I welcome him back to the fight.

Whatever you say about Eliot Spitzer, one thing is for certain: The man has chutzpah.

As New York’s attorney general, he went after the centuries-old boys’ club that said the banks and insurance companies were above the law. The club that said the little guy was always the loser and the big guy was good for early retirement at 35. The club that, just months after the governor’s scandal, collapsed for exactly the same reasons Spitzer was investigating them for. He went after the banks, corrupt insurance companies, mutual fund managers, record companies practicing payola and many others looking to cheat the system.

No one else in the history of New York state politics had the guts to go after these “masters of the universe” in such a direct and “in yer face” kind of way. And, as we’ve seen from Barack Obama’s ineffectiveness trying to play “BFF’s” with them, that’s the only way you can get their attention.

In the two and half years since the sex scandal that cost him the governor’s mansion, Spitzer has reappeared with a vengeance. He started small, with guest appearances on shows such as “Real Time With Bill Maher” and landing a gig on his own political talk show on CNN.

Some may never forgive Spitzer for what he did, but as far as I’m concerned, he paid a hefty price for his actions, both in public and in private, and, like all of us, he deserves a second chance. Especially if you consider the good he did to the bad that drove him from office.

He didn’t steal from the cookie jar. He didn’t molest little boys. He wasn’t on “the take.” In fact, just the opposite. He was so insistent on righteousness and virtue — strange concepts for a politician — that people took special umbrage when he violated them.

Was Spitzer a hypocrite? Of course. But, as we all know, “hypocrite” is just another word for “politician.” Show me a politician who isn’t two-faced and I’ll show you a private investigator who’ll change your mind with 8×10 glossies in a matter of days.

via Opinion: Here’s Why Eliot Spitzer Would Make a Good President.