OK, my first question is… What is he doing fundraising in the Desert Southwest? he said he didn’t want to be president, who does he think he is Hillary?

High-flying Spitzer hits ethical turbulence
Eliot Spitzer is running for governor as the best guy to clean up Albany, including its corrupt “pay-to-play” system of shaking down interest groups for campaign donations and other goodies.

So what the heck is he doing jetting around on the Gulfstream of a Wyoming businessman who wants to run race tracks and build casinos in New York?

It’s one thing for Spitzer to pile up money and endorsements from insiders. Fish gotta swim, pols gotta grub for cash.

But accepting deeply discounted air travel from a gambling mogul doing lots of business with state government - as Spitzer and an aide did in May - is too cozy for comfort. The would-be Sheriff of Albany should be keeping a safe distance from favor seekers, not putting himself in a position where he owes them anything.

Spitzer was on a two-day fund-raising swing out West and needed to get from Phoenix to Tucson to Cincinnati and back to New York in a hurry. Casino developer Richard Fields got wind of his predicament and offered the use of his corporate jet. Thanks to him, Spitzer and his aide could meet their tight schedule, skip the long check-in lines and fly in style.

Keep in mind, Fields had just paid $9,000 to settle charges he broke lobbying laws by loaning his jet to state Sen. David Paterson - now Spitzer’s running mate. And Fields has since ponied up $200,000 for Spitzer’s campaign account, funneling the money through limited liability corporations to evade contribution limits.

Spokesman Howard Wolfson says Fields supports Spitzer because “he’ll be an excellent governor.” Excellent for his bottom line, perhaps.
Now that Faso and Suozzi have raised a stink over Spitzer’s jet-setting, Spitzer is promising to pay full freight for his travel in the future. Still, Spitzer spokeswoman Christine Anderson insists her boss’ flight “followed the letter of the law.”

Maybe, but New York needs more than hair-splitting ethical compliance from the next governor. To quote from something Spitzer himself said last year: “Too often decisions about how to spend the people’s money are based on who pays for a dinner or a golf outing, or who contributes the most to the campaigns of decision makers. It has to end.”
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This is just a little to hypocrytical in my opinion, it’s just like in 98 when he was running for AG… he wanted debates all the time anywhere anytime…. Now he is running as far away from them as he can.

Governor material? I think not.