Yesterday Leftovers For 4/26/10: Please Stop While You're Ahead Former Governor

When I saw this two days ago, I was like "Whaaaaaat?"

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) portrayed Andrew Cuomo (D) "as a man whose decisions have often been driven by political considerations and whose worldview has largely been shaped by the culture of Albany," the New York Times reports.

Said Spitzer: "Toughness is not the issue. It's easy to be tough if the selection of one's target is driven by politics. The real test is, do you take on the battles that have been unpopular and perhaps seem impossible to win but are important to take on?"

Spitzer has done an amazing job at rehabilitating his image by just focusing on his strength, which is slamming Wall Street as superbly as he always does.

So astute has been the ex-Governor of New York's job at making people complete forgive his love for Ashley Dupree and other prostitutes that somehow, strong speculation on his soon desire to get back into political office has arisen.

All of that positive comeback vibe makes his comments about Cuomo the other day all the more weird and just outright dumb. Spitzer comes across as jealous and smug of the soon to be future executive of the state, evening having the gall to criticism him.

How this former attorney general can somehow reprimmand the current one despite the latter never embarrassing his family and state like the former one did completely baffles me. As the terrific KVH said on Twitter:

And how Spitzer could have a harsh public opinion on anybody outside of Wall Street, especially a man of Cuomo's current stature, really could make those who have forgiven him the most to hold off on all that reconciliation.