Spitzer's vs Kilpatrick

Elliot Spitzer's rather rapid resignation from office in the wake of his call girl scandal stands in marked contrast to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's insistence on staying in office despite his adultery/perjury scandal. Last night the Mayor railed against his critics, race baiting them, and refusing to take any responsibility. To listen to the mayor, one could easily forget that he committed perjury and had two police officers fired because he feared his adultery would be uncovered. In earlier speeches he has compared himself to Biblical characters punished by God. The Mayor's ego is seemingly proportionate to his libido.

One can debate the merits of criminalizing sexual behavior, the ability of people to remain monomagous, and the line between the persoanl and the pulic all you want. The conclusions to these arguments in no way excuse lying under oath about a material matter, misuse of the office for private gain, or simple hypocrisy.

Perhaps the one upside to the Affaire Spitzer will be a lesson for the Mayor of Detroit in how to handle himself like a man ... outside the bedroom.