It's not hard for a progressive to be excited by the prospect of Eliot Spitzer becoming President of the United States. As a bit of a maverick in
New York politics, Spitzer has come on the scene with a well oiled machine, a progressive stance with regards to corporate behavior, as well as enough charisma and articulation to be electable (whatever that means).
Yet, as any good reaalist, it's important to examine our heart throbs and not glaze over obvious contradictions to assure that the candidate is worthy of our support and not just fooling us.
In today's ZNet Commentary, Russell Mokhiber, editor of
Corporate Crime Reporter and Robert Weissman, editor of the
Multinational Monitor, dissect Spitzer's actions in
Eliot Spitzer and the 92nd Street Y.
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