Journal of the Plague Year: An Insider's Chronicle of Eliot Spitzer's Short and Tragic ReignIn November 2006, Eliot Spitzer was on top of the political world, having won the New York Governorship by the greatest margin ever—far outdistancing his predecessors Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt. Sixteen months later, in March 2008, Spitzer resigned from the governorship during a brief public appearance, and “Client No. 9” entered our vernacular. It was a story imbued with exquisite irony, and it made news around the world. Journal of the Plague Year is an intimate account of 61 hours, from the moment on March 9, 2008, when Lloyd Constantine, senior advisor to Spitzer, received a phone call from Spitzer revealing facts the entire world would learn the next morning, until Spitzer’s March 12 news conference. It is also an inside account of the 16 tumultuous months of Spitzer’s administration that preceded the resignation. Told with candor, brutal honesty, and knowledge unique to the author, this is a story about spectacular achievement, boundless political promise, and a shared vision for rebuilding a state and the nation, squandered in little more than a year. Constantine gives us personal insight and understanding into the dramatic implosion of Spitzer’s career. More than a recounting of one man’s political downfall, it is also the story of male rivalry and a deep and abiding friendship between two complex men. |
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... property tax relief flowing directly to taxpayers . That was $ 200 million less than proposed , not much of a concession and possibly a helpful one given the overall size and growth in the budget . A more mischievous change pushed most ...
... property taxes was a dead end . Another flaw had been introduced into the otherwise good property tax rebates . They would be sent in rebate checks . The rebates should have been automatically deducted from tax bills . This procedure ...
... property taxes , while assuring the public that there would be no reduction in school quality . As I listened , my first thought had been of the harsh reality that Californians had experienced as their tax - limiting initiatives bore ...
Contents
Came to Be the Old Guy I | 1 |
The Spitzer Transition | 13 |
Eliots Roundtable | 39 |
Copyright | |
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