Christopher Orr on Eliott Spitzer
One has to ask: just what was Eliot Spitzer thinking? Phone calls? Travel across state lines? The Mayflower Hotel? Valentine's Day?
Christopher Orr:
Great Moments in Compartmentalization: From the Times's Spitzer story:
As attorney general, [Spitzer] also had prosecuted at least two prostitution rings as head of the state%u2019s organized crime task force. In one such case in 2004, Mr. Spitzer spoke with revulsion and anger after announcing the arrest of 16 people for operating a high-end prostitution ring out of Staten Island.
"This was a sophisticated and lucrative operation with a multitiered management structure," Mr. Spitzer said at the time. "It was, however, nothing more than a prostitution ring."
It appears the Emperors Club VIP has no clothes.
