March 11, 2008 New York, Spitzer given two days to resign

Photo and excerpts from The Guardian Unlimited. Amazing that a person in office thinks that he is above the law or public moral standards. At what point in time do public officials realize that they have to be role models? And to all due respect to the ladies who "stand by their men" - does it make it better for the wife to stand behind the man who disregarded their relationship? What are they thinking?
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer addresses the media with his wife Silda Wall Spitzer at his side. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
The consequences...
"New York governor Eliot Spitzer was given two days to resign or face calls for his impeachment by New York Republicans yesterday, after federal investigators linked the corruption-fighting politician to a high-price prostitution ring."
As a result of...
"Spitzer was caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet a prostitute from a call-girl business, according to law enforcement officials."
His reasoning?
"'I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my - or any - sense of right and wrong," he said. "I apologise to the public, whom I promised better.'"
Interesting to know the expectation that elected him to governorship...
"Spitzer was elected with a historic margin of victory, and took office January 1 2007, vowing to stamp out corruption in New York government in the same way that he took on Wall Street executives while state attorney general."