Who took down Spitzer?

Was it a Republican operative or one of the Wall Street titans he toppled or maybe the Gambino Family? Sounds like he had enemies standing in line waiting for him to do something stupid, and once he fell (or was lured) into the prostitution trap, he did just that.

Once he was paying for prostitution with large cash transactions that must automatically be reported by banks, he, IMO, was doomed. His recklessness in calling up the bank asking to have his name taken off the transactions sealed his fate. Why he was so desperate and stupid is what remains unanswered.

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Headline of the day

Prostitution chews her up and Spitzer out

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Spitzer’s call girl could make $5 million

Hustler has offered $1 million, as has a movie studio. Her music, which was already on the net, has been downloaded 300,000 times, garnering $200,000+ in sales. My favorite, a possible “Client Number 9″ perfume deal.

I’m guessing the other call girls who serviced Spitzer are wishing they’d been the ones to get caught up in the investigation.

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Replacement for Spitzer?

From Colin McEnroe of the Hartford Courant

If the Spitzer story is true, New York is about to have its first African-American, legally blind governor. Maybe by the end of the day.

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NY Gov. Spitzer expected to resign. Linked to prostitution

Dealbreaker has been gleefully blogging this, and makes the cogent point - if you’re calling up a hooker, don’t use your cell phone, as this leaves a big honking electronic trail.

No word yet on the reaction of Spitzer’s wife.

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