"You're right, Archie. After all, it was Clinton's private life when he was diddling interns in his office, so why isn't it for Spitzer?
I'll bet someone in the Democrat Party is after him, that's why he isn't getting a pass."
Well, let's see...
1. Prostitution is illegal.
2. Spitzer allegedly arranged for a pros to be delivered from NY to DC (what, our whores aren't good enough for him?). That is a violation of the Mann Act, which is a Federal beef.
3. Spitzer was allegedly caught on wiretaps arranging for prostitutes. That's conspiracy.
4. Spitzer made several very high profile prostitution cases when he was New York Attorney General. That's hypocrisy.
As for Clinton, had he just been diddling Monica in the Oval Office, that would be one thing.
But, in the course of another matter (Paula Jones' lawsuit, IIRC), Clinton was sworn before a grand jury and then LIED, under oath. That is perjury, and is a felony.
Oh, by the way, even the NY Times is abandoning Spitzer and calling him down with some very harsh language.