Spitzer
My take on the current Spitzer/ Bruno fiasco
Spitzer and his crew really screwed this up. I've lost a lot of confidence in their political judgment, and their commitment to change in Albany. Here's why:
While I agree with you all that it was not a good idea to go after Bruno like this (ie. using the state police) especially given the fact that Bruno is already tarnished with scandal, I don't think was nearly as unethical or unusual as it's being made out to be.
The main problem is that Spitzer and Baum have allowed the debate and headlines to be hijacked by basically one right wing, NY Post reporter, Fred Dicker.
Let's look at the facts:
Spitzer did not ask State Police to follow Bruno. Bruno asked for the State Police to follow Bruno, ostensibly because he received death threats. Spitzer and his aides were not conducting police surveillance, or monitoring the activities of political rivals.
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