Not So Surprised

As most every blog on the Internet has yielded to the necessity to document the "rise and fall" of New York's Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer, who am I to remain silent? So, OK, here's my commentary.

Are you surprised? Should any of this really surprise anyone? Did you think that people with power and money NEVER behave like this? Did you think that sex is NOT for sale to the rich and powerful? Did you suppose that young women would always chose a less risky lifestyle in preference to making as much as ten grand a night doing what their boyfriends used to get for free? Did you think that all people who promise marital fidelity and loyalty actually keep their promises? Look friends, if you add up our American divorces with all those who cheat and do not divorce, you'll have OVER half of all marriages failing to keep their flimsy promises. So why should anything about this story grab our attention? It is, sadly, a more normal day's business than any of us should want to admit. Feigned outrage in the press is just that - an obligatory gasp in phony amazement.