I can’t let this piece of idiocy go unremarked.

Contrarian, you’re just repeating the standard liberal talking point without giving it any thought whatsoever. (What a surprise.)

Most conservatives do have stricter morals than liberals. On the other hand — and this is the critical part — conservatives believe in representative government, you know, laws written by people who are accountable to the rest of us.

Sharia says all laws come from allah and have already been written down. Sharia says that laws written by man are blasphemy.

If you can’t see the difference here, you have no brain.

Incidentally, I can’t help but think that progressives such as yourself really do not care for representative government. You want the Supreme Court to declare things as rights so that they’re beyond discussion, you despise the country when it doesn’t vote your way, and you fight like hell to retain control of the education system so that the next generation can be correctly taught.

Next, where the hell did he get that kind of money to blow on an AG/governor’s salary? Who does he think he is Edwin Edwards or something?

You’re probably right Chuck. It probably doesn’t matter that much, and the day to day impact on me personally is pretty minimal. Besides, as has been remarked too frequently, we ultimately get the government we deserve. What amazes me is the number of folks (of whatever political persuasion) who feel compelled to not only accept the exhibited behavior of these absolutely transparent charlatins and clowns but take such pains to justify it on some level (usually a variant of either “everyone else does it”, or “it really isn’t that bad”). Now there’s real intellect! Kind of like continuing to hit yourself in the head with a hammer because you know it will really feel good if, someday, you stop.

Should prostitution be legal? Yeah, probably.

Does that make it any less troubling that a man who made his bones taking down such operations, a man in a position of great authority who has presented himself as a great moral exemplar, put his reputation (as well as $4300 a, uh, pop) into the pockets of the people who run this one?

I don’t care about the penis, I care about the influence.

Are we going to believe that a criminal enterprise that goes through as much money as this one does has no business ties that could compromise the Governor’s office?

Look on the bright side. If government really mattered it would attract the best and brightest instead of the low grade hacks and scammers most of our political elites are these days.

His popularity was in Bush territory before this scandal broke. The man has no political capital to spend. He’s done. The Feds should trade his law license and resignation for a plea bargain with no time to serve.

Can you spell “Governor Andrew Cuomo” by the next election?