Happy families?

Isn’t this just a picture of happiness?

When I saw New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer’s apology the other day with his wife standing next to him I thought there is one deeply pissed off looking woman. Quite reasonable that she be too, after all her husband was apologising for being caught paying for sex with prostitutes.

Spitzer’s stunning political downfall was triggered Monday when the New York Times reported federal investigators had linked him to an online prostitution ring catering to wealthy men. Investigators say Spitzer paid the Emperor’s Club VIP agency $4,300 US to arrange for sex with a prostitute named Kristen on Feb. 13 in Washington’s upscale Mayflower Hotel. The prostitute has since been identified by the New York Times as 22-year-old Ashley Youmans, who now goes by the name Ashley Alexandra Dupre. According to published reports, investigators believe Spitzer paid up to $80,000 for prostitutes over a period of several years before and after he became governor.

Here’s the women Spitzer threw his career (marriage, liberty – its possible he may go to jail over this scandal?) away for – read about her here. Hope he thinks she was worth it? (but I doubt he was thinking risk vs reward when he was with her).

What I want to know though is if Eliot Spitzer was Client 9, who were clients 1-8?

Spitzer, it seems, had few friends in politics. Plenty of people are happy to put the boot into him. I saw David Letterman on TV last night and he certainly didn’t let up … and it was funny. He really slammed him …. for “banging whores”. On his next show (I think it must air here tonight) he mocked Spitzer, including gems such as:

“I guess you heard the big news: Governor Eliot Spitzer, governor of New York, resigned today,” “Yep, he left his resignation on the night table with a $300 tip.”

“When reporters asked how much he paid per hour, his wife said, ‘Believe me, he doesn’t need an hour.’”

“In their investigation of the Eliot Spitzer scandal, law enforcement officials found that the Emperors Club escort service called Spitzer by the code name ‘Client 9,’ but according to escorts who slept with him, he’s more of a Client 4-1/2, if you know what I’m saying,”

If you’re keen to avail yourself of the delights Eliot Spitzer couldn’t resist, here’s some more about the Emperor’s Club escort service, and if you’re really keen …. (I was going to link to the escort service’s own website, but its been taken down, so the screenshots from Wonkette will have to do for now).