Well, at least his heart was in the right place.

I had high hopes for Gov Spitzer. He was going to come in and change Albany. Knock down the three-headed, politically corrupt monster in the state's capital. Bring power back to progressive Democrats in state run by neo-conservatives since the early 90s. This is a man who had the audacity to be pro-gay marriage with a political record and resume that screamed future U.S. Presidential candidate.

But then Spitzer-gate happened. And bad poll numbers happened. And that whole weird Driver's License drama that my boy Obama kinda helped fan happened. And now this.

Sigh.

I was struck by one NYTimes.com reader's comment reacting to today's news:

Another commenter, identified as Tom Conroy, had this to say: “Spitzer’s governorship, thus far, has been a case book example of the ‘Peter Principle’ at work. A hitherto successful public servant has stumbled badly, perhaps irrevocably, by rising above the limit of his own competence.