Am-trick

Week ending 3/14/08:

What a week in New York! The steam-rolling gov became the steamy rolling ex-gov! Apparently, Governor Spitzer was a little to fond of young party girls. Now a 22-year old "Kristen", a.k.a. Ashley Dupre gets to join Judith Exner, Fanny Fox, Donna Rice and Monica Lewinsky in the ranks of infamous political paramours.

Part of Spitzers' ongoing legal dilemma stems from his use of Amtrak to provide interstate transport of his party favors, a felony in violation of the Mann Act (ironic name for the law, isn't it). According to news reports, Ms. Dupre was given (courtesy of the gov) round trip Amtrak tickets from New York to Washington D.C. for the purpose of meeting him in his Mayflower Hotel room. The F.B.I. had recorded detailed conversations between Spitzer and the booking service used to secure the attention of Ms. Dupre and his repeated use of Amtrak as his love connection. I found it interesting that Spitzer wouldn't pay to upgrade the ticket to Acela. I mean, $1,000 an hour hookers are only provided so much accommodation. Now, I'm wondering how many regular commuters are scratching their heads trying to recall if they have seen this tattooed cutie on their ride out of Penn Station. My guess is a lot more young, attractive and unattached woman traveling to D.C. are going to be given the hairy eyeball by those "lonely" businessmen interested in becoming friends.