Why is the Governor of NY held to a higher standard than the president?

Spitzer was threatened with impeachment and resigned. Clinton was threatened with impeachment and stuck it out and was acquitted in the trial.

Monica was a run of the mill ugly groupie. There was no money exchange involved. The governor of New York broke some serious laws. There is a huge difference between the two events.

A better comparison would be Senator David Vitter (R-LA). Last year he was caught using prostitutes. He stood up before the cameras, admitted that he had used prostitutes after running on a "family values" platform. He refused to resign. So, he's still serving in the Senate.

The dear gov paid for the lady of the evening. Prostitution often has ties to drugs & the underworld, so Spitzer was a prime candidate for blackmail. That and some liked Bill...no one liked Elliot.

First of all, I am no Clinton supporter. But what Clinton did was a consensual encounter (a legal one). What the Gov. of NY did was participate in prostitution and a slue of other legal violations involving money and the moving of the female across state lines for prostitution.

Paying makes it prostitution, which is a crime.

And the method of payment might be considered money laundering, which would be another crime.

I am no Bill Clinto fan, but those are two very big differences!

Are you referring to the male prostitute who visited the whitehouse for overnight visits a while back? i always was amazed that story disappeared without closure.

Having sex with a consenting adult is not illegal but paying for having sex is illegal. And with spitzer i think a lot of people are especially upset because his career was all about crime fighting and getting rid of NY prostitution. i guess thats why he had to go to washington for it.

Because the Building of where the President sleeps is small than the State of New York.

As for the one who got it free, tuff of the gal she gave it away.

One broke the Law, the other did not.

Come on !!! Elliot was a district attorney who tried prostitute rings!