There has been speculation that Spitzer is waiting for a deal before he resigns.  The deal would involve his resignation in return for not having any criminal charges placed against him.

Ordinarily, I would say that is a good deal.  Prostitution is a victimless crime involving consensual adults.  In this case, the deal stinks.  Spitzer made a name for himself by prosecuting people for crimes he invented.  His motivation was the publicity that would launch his political star. The man was a megalomaniac who thought he had the power and the wisdom to tell other people how to lead their lives.

Justice requires throwing the book at Eliot.  He doesn’t deserve a deal.  In fact, it would be easier to make a case for harsher than usual treatment.  Let him experience the underside of a steamroller.