We need to bring back shame

There is no shame in the world anymore. If there were, so many things would be so very different.

Take Client 9, for example. If he knew shame, he would not have had numerous dalliances with prostitutes of the years. If he knew of shame, his resignation statement would have contained a modicum of contrition.

If he knew of shame, he would not have tried to publicly smear his political rival.

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer ordered an aide to release travel records to discredit a political rival despite the ex-governor's public denials, a criminal prosecutor said Friday.

County prosecutor P. David Soares said Spitzer directly ordered his aide Darren Dopp in a profanity laced exchange to release records that could embarrass state Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno and perhaps lead Bruno deeper into a federal investigation.

If there were shame, Client 9's replacement, David Paterson, would not have had an affair himself some years earlier. Nor would have his wife. Nor would he have tried cocaine and marijuana when he was younger.

If there were shame, far fewer women would have children out of wedlock. Far more men would stay with the families they create.

Life would be so different if there was shame.

Humility, Client 9 style

Here's the transcript of Client 9's resignation statement.

In the past few days, I have begun to atone for my private failings with my wife Silda, my children and my entire family.

The remorse I feel will always be with me. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for the love and compassion they have shown me. From those who much has been given, much is expected. I have been given much — the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to leave this state.

I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me.

To every New Yorker, and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for, I sincerely apologize.

I look at my time as governor with a sense of what might have been. But I also know, that as a public servant, I and the remarkable people with whom I work, have accomplished a great deal. There is much more to be done and I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people’s work.

Over the course of my public life, I have insisted I believe correctly, that people, regardless of their position or power, take responsibility for their conduct. I can and will ask no less of myself. For this reason, I am resigning from the office of governor. At Lieutenant Governor Patterson’s request, the resignation will be effective Monday, March 17, a date that he believes will permit an orderly transition.

I go forward with the belief, as others have said, that as human beings, our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

As I leave public life, I will first do what I need to do to help and heal myself and my family. Then I will try once again, outside of politics, to serve the common good and to move toward the ideals and solutions which I believe can build a future of hope and opportunity for us and for our children.

I hope all of New York will join my prayers for my friend David Patterson as he embarks on his new mission and I thank the public once again for the privilege of service. Thank you very much.

Score: 41 I/me/my references.

"Client 9" works on his resume

For Defeat-ocrats, this kind of thing is supposed to be resume enhancement.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer promised voters he would clean up the state's corrupt political ethics, but a report on Monday that he is linked to a prostitution ring is threatening to derail the career of a man once considered a political star.

The 48-year-old Democrat has blazed a national reputation as "Mr. Clean," advocating for the underdog and tackling corporate greed on Wall Street.

Spitzer saw himself following in the footsteps of the state's many well-known governors, from Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt to Nelson Rockefeller, and some speculated he could eventually make a run for the White House.

But on Monday, the New York Times reported Spitzer had been caught on a federal wiretap last month as he arranged to meet a prostitute. Spitzer apologized to his family at a news conference, saying he had violated his, "or any -- sense of right and wrong."

What? You've got to be kidding me. Since when did a Defeat-ocrat worry about "right and wrong"?

Attention Governor Spitzer's staff: you are going about this the completely wrong way. You need to have a party tomorrow, similar to Monica Lewinsky's Ex-Boyfriend's Impeachment Pep Rally. Remember that? After all, this is just about sex. It doesn't really matter. Put the FBI on the defensive. Ask them why they're going around looking at people's sex lives. Tell them they need to get to work solving real crimes.

District 130 voters to the Republican Establishment: Go away!

Way to go District 130 voters! You told the RINO crowd to get lost. You were not persuaded by all the outside-the-district campaign contributions. You told the Austin big-wigs that passing the largest tax increase in Texas history is not a Republican thing to do. Thank you for sending that message to the Republican party. I'm sure we all hope someone's listening.

Have you voted today?

It's your duty. American men and women have given their lives to assure us the privilegde of voting. Don't waste the treasure they have purchased.


And if you don't vote, I don't want to hear you complaining!

"What are Barack Obama's legislative accomplishements?"

Simple question.

Perhaps Senator Obama is the Defeat-ocrat version of Ron Paul, although I'm certain we're allowed to speak Ron Paul's middle name.