Not nice. And not Jewish.

I just finished Jennifer Weiner's book FLY AWAY HOME, which details the story of the wife of a philandering Senator and the impact that an affair like this can have on a family.  Weiner says that the story was inspired by Elliot Spitzer's resignation following revelations that he was employing a prostitute.

At the time of Spitzer's resignation, Bill Maher pointed out on his HBO show Real Time that both Spitzer and the prostitute who he hired are Jewish.

To paraphrase Maher, at least...