Power, Bad Behavior and Who We Are

Eliot Spitzer is running for comptroller of New York City. He’s currently ahead in the polls. In 2008, he was forced to resign as governor of New York State after it was learned he’d repeatedly frequented prostitutes, even violating federal law by transporting one over state lines. He sent money to offshore shell companies to surreptitiously pay for these illegal activities.

Mark Sanford resigned as governor of South Carolina in 2009 after it was revealed he’d disappeared for six days to join...