Adios, Eliot

At the time this was written, Eliot Spitzer was still governor of New York. By the time you read it, he might not be.

Spitzer’s political career is hanging by a thread. Within a day or two at most, the thread probably will be snapped.

It’s not just the embarrassment — and stupidity — of an uber-politician dallying with hookers.

It’s not just the large amounts of money — several thou at a time! — he was tossing around for his little vice.

It’s not just that the former attorney general made his reputation as someone who fought corruption, not someone who rolled in it.

It’s not just that bringing a hooker across state lines makes the crime even worse.

It’s all of those things … and more.

It’s the likelihood that this wasn’t a one-time blunder. According to CBS 2 in New York, the federal wiretap that snared Spitzer recorded him saying about the payment, “Yup, same as in the past, no question about it."

Oh, and did I mention that the employee of the call-girl service warned the gal that Spitzer would “ask you to do things that, like, you might not think were safe — you know — I mean that ... very basic things. ... ”

It’s over, Eliot.

Your wife and 3 daughters will never forget this kick in the stomach.

And you will spend the rest of your life thinking, “Oh my God … I blew it!”