Tuesday, November 27, 2007
'Does Eliot Spitzer have the judgment to succeed as governor?'
What a difference a year (minus six weeks or so) makes: Eliot is stumbling bad, while Deval is, well, while not quite surging, at least standing. ... Recall the contrast in their inaugurations. Recall the 100-days mark. But also recall Spitzer's summer Bruno-gate and autumn driver-license fiasco. ... Voters love a principled fighter who'll take on established interests. But they don't expect a knock-out blow with every punch -- and they don't like cheap shots. ...
What a difference a year (minus six weeks or so) makes: Eliot is stumbling bad, while Deval is, well, while not quite surging, at least standing. ... Recall the contrast in their inaugurations. Recall the 100-days mark. But also recall Spitzer's summer Bruno-gate and autumn driver-license fiasco. ... Voters love a principled fighter who'll take on established interests. But they don't expect a knock-out blow with every punch -- and they don't like cheap shots. ...
