Trust Fund Baby Gov. Eliot Spitzer a Spoiler Rich Kid Says Majority Leader

Bruno calls Spizter out in todays NY Post:

"Let's face it, this is a fellow who grew up having anything that he pleased, being able to say anything that he wants to say," Bruno said of Spitzer, whose father is a wealthy real estate developer.

"That's how he grew up. So it's kind of hard for him sometimes to relate to the average person, the common person..."

Eliot Spitzer takes a perverse pride in being hated by businessmen because it allows him to burnish his populist credentials. But as shown in ‘Spoiling for a Fight’ he is terribly insecure about being considered another bratty trust fund baby and frequently overcompensates with tough guy talk and threats (“I’ll call my daddy!”). Unlike Bloomberg, who earned the money he used to enter politics, Spitzer had to rely on daddies money to win the race for attorney general.

A Sordid Past

By abusing his ability to criminally incite firms Spitzer was able to force them to negotiate settlements while his office illegally leaked documents and Nifonged the firms in the press. For someone without scruples, it’s easy work given that the firms he attacked didn’t have any choice but to deal with him. Besides the WSJ, the MSM was content to portray the rich publicity hound as some kind of class warfare hero, conveniently ignoring his consistent failures to score a real conviction. His term as AG was undoubtedly harmful for the consumers he claimed to represent who now bare the burden of the higher costs of regulation.