David- Thanks for the links. Those are interesting takes on the event/phenomena.
From a purely curious standpoint, I have to wonder how difficult it would be to "wait," as you suggested. When his professional and (presumably) personal life is crashing down around him very suddenly, I wonder what sort of advice he's getting? It seems like it would be coming from people he's betrayed or from people whose stake in him just depreciated very quickly. And how is he able to receive it? Notwithstanding the duplicity necessary to engage in such conduct, I wonder how someone in his position can tell which way is up?

I don't disagree, but that's part of the reason why waiting helps - you come to your senses and so does everyone else. I think that the converse side of the value of delay is why journalists want a momentum-filled story to keep moving, and probably why the GOP has announced they'll begin impeachment proceedings in two days.

None of this is to suggest that it's unproblematic that a former prosecutor of prostitutes patronized them. Just my view on how to survive - as silent as possible for as long as possible.

While on his upward arc, Spitzer demonstrated that he is a megalomaniac and loose cannon. Spitzer now is on his inevitable way down.

Mr. Zaring, can you reconcile your rhetoric about your "DC scandal-fighting days" with the nihilistic views you express above?

David- The more I think about it, especially after reading your Nowicki link, the more I'm confused by why he didn't wait. I'm not invested in any way, but after reading your post I was interested to see how it would play out. If the prosecutor's office is to be believed, there was no deal (which would have been an obvious good reason). I wonder if it was just the havoc of the moment. It's too bad the people of New York are going to have to pay for it with a Governor's office/agenda they didn't bargain for. Though I suppose that could be argued as well, since presumably the Lt-gov was on the ticket, too.