Spitzer supporter: "You made me make a fool out of myself" (details on his switch)

This article (link) provides the insider details on how and why Eliot Spitzer "caved" and decided to only give a limited driver's license to illegal aliens. A taste:

To try to smooth some of the anger, Mr. Spitzer invited [State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr.] and a half-dozen other lawmakers, most of them Hispanic and defenders of the original plan, to an Upper East Side diner on Sunday morning to explain his decision.

Feelings were frayed, and the meeting grew emotional. At one point, Mr. Spitzer asked Mr. Diaz to lower his voice because they were in a public place.

"You made me make a fool out of myself," Mr. Diaz told the governor...

Immigration_dls · Tue, 10/30/2007 - 19:21 · · Importance: 1

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