Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer is reported to have spent $80,000 on prostitutes which is, um, rather a lot.

But I hope this won’t make people forget that the reason he had to go was not the hookers per se, but using them while campaigning for ‘ethical leadership’.

I suppose it must be an almost irresistible temptation for politicians to lecture us on morality – Gordon Brown’s moral compass springs to mind, but as Mr Spitzer shows they must resist it.

By the way he said of Hillary Clinton ‘I look forward to sharing with the rest of the country the values and strengths that will make her an excellent president.’

Oh dear. By their fruits shall ye know them. You can be sure that anyone who had a perfect set of moral values to which he was able to adhere would not have become a politician.