Twitching Fingers

Indeed, Spitzer canceled out of his planned talk in Albany in support of RHAPP. Rumors had said that he was sick. I had thought that maybe he had enough time to do his speech in the morning before the bad news ensued, but perhaps it is better that David Paterson was the one to deliver the speech instead.

Spitzer turned down $2.6 million of federal abstinence-only education funding, deciding instead to push genuine, empowering information for young people. There was, however, a matching amount of money at the state level that could fund the Healthy Teens Act. The Democratic-controlled Assembly was scheduled to pass the bill that day. The Republican-controlled Senate was holding it up, so the teens who had traveled to Albany planned on rallying, with signs.( Read more... )

Well it looks like the Catholics & Mafia-stream Media got what they wanted: Spitzer to resign. 

"Sources said Spitzer spent more than $15,000 for several encounters with prostitutes. It was revealed Wednesday by sources familiar with the investigation that Spitzer allegedly began patronizing the prostitution outfit, known as the Emperors Club, eight months ago and had used its services on at least eight occasions." - http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/12/spitzer/index.html

As I wrote before, I find it as no small coincidence that the same day that Spitzer was in Albany, speaking in support of RHAPP, the announcement was made about his link to the prostitution ring.

Will the acting Gov David Paterson step up to the plate?  Time to do our homework and try to see...

According to democracynow.org, http://www.democracynow.org/2008/3/10/new_york_bill_to_declare_abortion" as accessed 3/10/2008 @ 5:53pm EST, ...

We’re broadcasting from the capital of New York State, Albany. Pro-choice activists have designated today the National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. Here in Albany, New York’s Democratic Governor Eliot Spitzer is planning to address a thousand people today at the annual meeting of Family Planning Advocates of New York State.Spitzer is at the center of a heated debate over abortion here in New York. Shortly after taking office last year, he introduced a bill that would declare abortion a fundamental right for women. The bill, known as the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act, would also ensure abortion remains legal in New York should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. Governor Spitzer has made passage of the law a top legislative priority for 2008.
But the law has come under fierce criticism from the Catholic Church. Next month, the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Edward Egan, plans to personally meet with Spitzer to urge him to drop the legislation. The issue might also be raised when Pope Benedict XVI travels to New York. He is scheduled to speak at the United Nations and then at Yankee Stadium on April 20th.

Wow, mainstream media might need to be renamed mafia-stream media...