From the Daily News:
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has become the latest disgraced politician looking to make a comeback in city politics.
Spitzer is running for city controller, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told the Daily News.
Spitzer now joins Anthony Weiner, the former congressman who tweeted away his career, as pols seeking redemption from the constituents they betrayed.
Spitzer is creating a committee that will begin circulating nominating petitions Monday in the effort to collect enough signatures by Thursday's deadline.His entrance into the race to succeed John Liu, who is running for mayor, would shine a bright spotlight on an otherwise sleepy race.
Until now, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has been the Democratic front-runner, racking up endorsements from the city teachers union, 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, and the influential Working Families Party.
But Spitzer, who fled the governor’s mansion in 2008 after revealing his taste for prostitutes, remains popular among the progressives who dominate city politics.
18 comments:
The "sheriff's" back in town.
If I remember correctly Wall Street hated this guy.
That works for me.
And again, sadly enough, he's at least as if not more competent at actually doing the job than any of the other NON-sex-scandal candidates. Jeezus...
Who cares if the guy just wanted to get laid. Men are like dogs - it's their nature to piss on a lot of trees. We should just budget an allowance for hookers.
This country is filled with anesthetized morons (thank you Big Ag and Big Pharma). Our films are filled with moronic, boring sex and violence. And yet we expect our pols to be honest and upright?
Unlike his opponents, he does not seem to be beholden to the unions, did not get their endorsements.
Such a deal, two putzheads for the price of one supervisor
His madam is running for mayor as a Libertarian. If Quinn won the primary, she could be mayor.
This will hurt Weiner. Voters are finally going to realize what's going on and pull the plug on both of them!
What makes him so special in the first place? Why would he want the job? To feed his ego? Is that a reason to vote for him?
Spritzer is a lying bastard and should have gone to jail.
He thinks all NYers are dumb and forgiving.
Sorry Elliot....Once bitten, twice shy....
Go away you creep!
Review the list of candidates in the upcoming primary.
A flaming red head lesbian, a disgraced resigned congressman, a disgraced resigned governor, and assorted clowns of various stripes from various boroughs.
Lindsay's Fun City is now occupied by a bunch of Bozo would be politicians who don't give a shit about anyone but themselves.
His perversion no worse than Weiner Boy.
I'm voting on the Bozo ticket.
Weiner, Spitzer, Lopez, from the party of Perves!
Lindsey? My garde school teachers used to laugh at him and his wife: "She's handson and he's pretty!" They were the first metrosexuals!
Anon No. 14:
Spell check, please?
City elections getting better all the time. What a choice.....
Should we all sing "Bringin the Clowns"
"Forget it they're here"...
to finish hte Sondheim lyrics.
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