Good Riddance (and: TOTBAW #1: Steamroller Edition)

Spitzer's out, good.  What a dumbass.  What a disappointment.  What an arrogant stooge.  Could there possibly be anything more foolhardy than to make your reputation by antagonizing the rich and powerful, and then turn around and take insane risks that make you vulnerable to the very same enemies that you worked so hard to earn?  The voters sent Spitzer to Albany to kick Joe Bruno in the nuts, and all he ever did was trip over his own.  There really ought to be a word for the indignation caused by an offense, not because of its proximal harm, but because of its violation of the hopes invested in the offender.  That word is all I could feel when I first heard about this.

And you know, I like the "there ought to be a word" idea so much, I do believe I'll make it a series.

As a silver lining, Spitzer's replacement sounds pretty good so far.  From Gothamist: "As the first black NYS Senate minority leader, Paterson was an advocate for tougher domestic violence laws, a $1 billion voter-approved stem cell research initiative, and a statewide alternative energy strategy."