What we're reading: Different perspectives on Eliot Spitzer

Since I work in media, I try to steer away from politics on the blog. A little Web search will point you to my true feelings on politics, but it's all about the appearance of neutrality, right?

Anyway, New York made some history last week, with a governor famous for bringing down things like corporations who liked screwing investors and prostitution rings got caught with his pants down and $4,300 invested in a...wait for it...prostitution ring.

OK, here's the deal. Wanna make some cash by selling a little sex? Up to you. I don't want government's stinking filthy hands on my profession, either. Want to put up some cash for a little sex? Up to you. I don't the government's stinking filthy hands on my consumer choices, either.

(Like how I hedged that?)

Anyway, here's some interesting stuff on Former Governor Eliot Spitzer you might not have read:

» Find out how Spitzer got brought down by a technique he pioneered.
» Analee Newitz says Spitzer did nothing wrong, apart from the hypocrisy.
» Matisse offers some advice for folks who want to do what Spitzer did, but without getting caught. (At least I think that's the link – the good people at the cafe at which I'm accessing the Internet have deemed that content inappropriate for their patrons.)
» Sudhir Vankatesh suggests that maybe $1,000 an hour isn't enough to spend – if Spitzer really wanted anonymity, he should have dropped closer to $7,500 an hour to work with someone who is a little more focused on consumers' anonymity.