AS CONGRESS FAILED TO REACH CONSENSUS on the Wall Street two-party compromise bailout bill this week, we are haunted by the words of Eliot Spitzer, New York’s former Governor and former Attorney General–also known as the “Sheriff of Wall Street” whose career was destroyed by his own doing, with quite a bit of help from some dirty tricksters. In an op-ed in the Washington Post written February 13, 2008, Spitzer wrote:<\/p>\n
When history tells the story of the subprime lending crisis and recounts its devastating effects on the lives of so many innocent homeowners, the Bush administration will not be judged favorably. The tale is still unfolding, but when the dust settles, it will be judged as a willing accomplice to the lenders who went to any lengths in their quest for profits. So willing, in fact, that it used the power of the federal government in an unprecedented assault on state legislatures, as well as on state attorneys general and anyone else on the side of consumers.
\n<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nWithin one day of that appearing in print, Spitzer was in hot water, accused of soliciting prostitution after a search of his tax records revealed the funds transfers allegedly used to pay sexworkers. Eric did a weekly edition in mid-March<\/strong><\/a> covering the Spitzer resignation press conference. Near the end of the article, he wrote:<\/p>\n
The 10th ruler, Mars, also rules the president of the country in question, and that 12th house Mars in Cancer bears a striking resemblance to our secretive, war-obsessed Cancerian president, George Bush. He is still lurking in the wings of the 12th house, in total denial, and at odds with all sensibility or respect for the law. All of these facts are consistent with a process which is not the investigation of a crime, but rather an attempt to target and build a case against an individual<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Of all the Democratic governors to get, Spitzer probably ranked as one of the highest trophies for Alberto Gonzales’ politically-motivated Department of Justice. Too many corporate friends of the administration were threatened by Spitzer’s investigations. By the time Spitzer’s op-ed appeared in the Washington Post<\/em> his former office\u0412\u00a0was either arriving at the conclusions of the investigation he\u0412\u00a0conducted on Wall Street,\u0412\u00a0part of his purview as Attorney General, or his last official act as New York’s governor with some credibility intact before the shit hit the fan and they ruined his career. You may think it was a crime he committed, rather than politics; that nobody is really above the law. But in politics, everything is above the law, and it’s all politics.<\/p>\n
— Fe Bongolan<\/strong> in San Francisco<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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