A Few Thoughts On Spitzer

so our former New York governor was involved in another prostitution ring. first of all, "involved in a prostitution ring" is a bit of a suspect phrase. it makes it sound like he was actually part of the business, which I guess is the grammatical collateral damage of the press' inability or unwillingness to simply say "governor hires prostitutes" or "governor pays for sex." Spitzer's not sitting in Albany with velvet green mack-daddy hat and fat gold chain with a dollar sign.

now, in some respects, this isn't really a big deal. should prostitution be illegal in the first place? maybe not. this is the "free" vs "paid" debate. If a 22 year old fucks the balding, middle-aged governor for free, it's ok, but if he gives her compensation it's illegal? what if there's a grey area as far at the distribution of wealth? say spitzer instead were to take private lessons from the dude from "The Pick-Up Artist." then he sees a hot chick in a bar and feeds her that "excuse me, my friend has a jealous girlfriend..." bullshit, gets her number, takes her out for drinks, shows her the governor's mansion then takes her to the master bedroom and fucks her. he essentially is still paying for sex, but his money is distributed to the girl and her employer it's illegal, but if the guy that made the sex happen is the one who profits, the coitus proxy if you will, then it's ok. so you can pay to have the girl manipulated but you can't let the girl herself benefit from the sacrifice of getting nailed by some old freak. not that spitzer's a freak, but look at him and look at "ashley" or whatever her real name is. maybe she deserves something there.

and look at it this way. is there a difference between a guy paying to fuck a high-end prostitute and a guy getting a lapdance from a megahot stripper and then going home and rubbing one out while she's still fresh on the brain? (it happens) well, for one, the second method is essentially a 2 step procedure for an inferior product. what the governor's done is excise waste by cutting down on procedure, while achieving the same end product: an orgasm without his wife. On the other hand, this is also the costlier option, about $2,000 apparently vs $20 and the two-drink minimum. I guess the choice between cost, quality and project management is for the voter to decide.

I guess the biggest problem is the political pandemic of hypocrisy that this epitomizes. would we think more of spitzer if he hadn't helmed a crusade against prostitution businesses. maybe, maybe not, but when I was 15, I wouldn't have thought much of myself if I criticized someone publicly for running into the bathroom with a copy of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. then again, god for fucking bid we actually get honesty from a politician.

don't know what I was thinking.