It’s no wonder the kids today are disillusioned. Governor Spitzer was one of the first politicians I had the privilege to vote for that I was really, genuinely excited about. I thought he’d get to Albany and make all kinds of changes and reforms. He took on a lot of big corporations at attorney general, so he’d keep doing the same as governor, right?

That hasn’t really been the case. His administration has thus far been mired by scandal and he hasn’t been nearly as effective as I’d hoped. (The example that hits close to home was his stance on the subway fare hike, wherein he insisted the base fare remain at $2/ride, so to compensate, the MTA raised all of the bulk fares, meaning the regular New Yorkers who ride the subway daily pay more but the rate for visitors remains the same.) And now it’s come out that he’s been tied to a prostitution ring.

Gawker gets it pretty close to right, although I think the post sells the voters’ intelligence a little short. If public perception is what you’ve got to go on — and Spitzer took on a lot of foes as AG and seemed to be fighting for us — then that’s what you vote on.

So it’s disheartening. Now we’ll wait and see if he’ll resign. If Lieutenant Governor Paterson takes over, he seems like an interesting guy.

See also: East Village Idiot, zuzu, Gothamist.