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observer.com - 12/3/2008

Meet Slate's New Columnist: Eliot Spitzer | The New York Observer

— observer.com — Media Mob has learned that former New York governor Eliot Spitzer will write a new column for... Slate beginning tomorrow. The column will appear every other week and it'll be about government, regulation and finance."He's going to be doing a regular ... (more) Meet Slate's New Columnist: Eliot Spitzer | The New ...

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motherjones.com - 12/4/2008

Why Obama Should Replace Larry Summers With Eliot Spitzer

— motherjones.com — It's easy to snicker at Slate magazine for signing up Eliot Spitzer, former New York governor and... onetime john, as a regular columnist. But judging from Spitzer's first outing, it was a master stroke. The manner in which Spitzer crashed and ... (more) Why Obama Should Replace Larry Summers With Eliot Spitzer

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washingtonmonthly.com - 12/6/2008

Spitzer's rehabilitation continues

— washingtonmonthly.com — SPITZER'S REHABILITATION CONTINUES.... A few weeks ago, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) had a very... smart op-ed in the Washington Post on capitalism and the ongoing financial crisis. I suggested at the time that Spitzer has spent enough... (more) Spitzer's rehabilitation continues

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Opinionator — ... confident that Penberthy will do the honorable thing. Not that I approve, of course. At the very least, however, good manners and respect for public decency required that the miscreant retire to the country and live out the rest of their lives as a recluse, shunned by society. How far we have come in dumbing down our response to public figures behaving badly. Now we don’t even require them to wait a decent interval before rejoining society. While Ben Smith of the Politico thinks it’s a baby step : “I recently floated the notion of Paterson appointing Spitzer to the Senate, ...

Spitzer's rehabilitation continues
Political Animal — ... , published last night, makes this clear. It's a very strong, well-argued piece, making the case against using bailouts to rebuild major financial institutions. Ben Smith, who recently suggested Spitzer might be a strong candidate to succeed Hillary Clinton in the Senate, argued yesterday that a purely intellectual approach may not be sufficient to restore Spitzer's name. Ben said the former governor may need a few "soft-focus interviews about his personal transgressions" to help the rehabilitation along. Perhaps, but wouldn't it better if Spitzer's obvious expertise were ...

Andrew Cuomo still not running for NY Governor.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... challenge Gov. Paterson. Either Cuomo really doesn’t want the job, or he’s quietly worried about any Democrat’s chances in 2010.  Given the nature of the economy in general and New York’s in particular, there may be something to that last worry - and if so, it’s something to consider when trying to decide how doomed the Republican Party is in the Northeast. Moe Lane *Which is why he won’t be running again, rehabilitation dreams to the contrary.  The editorial cartoons draw themselves. ...