Despite the thoughts of the Alan Dershowitz’s of the world, Mr. Spitzer broke the laws of his state – and of this nation. Of all people, Eliot Spitzer, who has a zero tolerance for wrongdoing in others, should have known. Guess he has a real blind spot on himself on these issues, much like another former Democrat A.G. from a small southern state who got caught up in his own extramarital scandal. Wait, we can now count FOUR former Democrat A.G.s who have been tripped up and had their legacies tarnished by cheating on their spouses. Who can name the three?

Mr. Spitzer coasted into the Governorship on the wings of a reputation as a “tough” public prosecutor. Mr. Spitzer, though, was no emperor. He had not merely arrogated to himself the powers he held and used with such aggression. He was elected.

In our system, citizens agree to invest one of their own with the power of public prosecution. We call this a public trust. The ability to bring the full weight of state power against private individuals or entities has been recognized since the Magna Carta as a power with limits. At nearly every turn, Eliot Spitzer has refused to admit that he was subject to those limits.

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