This comes by way of the Washington Monthly. They have a post wondering if Eliot Spitzer should be tapped by Obama in some role regulating the financial industry. Maybe head of the SEC?
I have to say, I'm intrigued. Yes, he got busted for soliciting a prostitute, and, thus, cheating on his wife. But, many stars in the GOP firmament (i.e., Gingrich, Guiliani, McCain) have cheated. And, Spitzer does have a record of tackling Wall Street. I'm sure it won't happen, but it's an interesting though.
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i wonder if his op-ed in the post this weekend was a subtle push for attention. not totally sure how i feel about this, certainly he made some really good things happen. but, wow, that ego.
I guess you do what you can to try to revive your career after such an ignominous fall. Plus, he was always a grandstander.
Still, a big part of me thinks that Spitzer would be a good person in a regulatory role over the financial industry.
By the way, Ilsa, since we're the only ones paying attention to the blog right now, how's the first day going?
first day is going great! i love the vibe on campus, plus there's ivy growing on my window. and my office has a noisy old radiator for heat. ah, life in a university.
amazingly, however, i am still able to blog. what does that say about our fellow (slacker) bloggers, hmmm? or, more importantly, what does it say about us, dave?
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