Silda Spitzer and Us

For the life of me I could not ride on the bandwagon of "Take the kids and run Silda" as what some of Mrs. Spitzers' friend's are telling her. I read comments like, "she wasted her time on a fraud, why is she standing by his side inspite of what he has done?" Pleeees--I am so sick of this people trying to act sanctimonious. Why is it that people are so quick to pass judgement or give advice? Another comment says- " I can't believe that she gave up her career to support this husband who cheated on her." What an idiotic comment!!! How many of us get married and predict exactly how that husband or wife will turn out? If machineries break down and gives us trouble, so does live human beings! Come on idiots! What could be a better career than to run a household, and manage your husband? Is there anything better than raising children and training them in the way that they should go? (Even though some of them chose to become head gangbangers instead of becoming the PUS) Everything in life is a choice and a gamble. (Except the choice to accept Jesus as your Savior) You work for a company and become a CEO, make millions in salaries and bonuses, make the company grow and make more millions or you could work for a company and get fired before you get to buy the perfect picture frame for your desk. In everything we take a chance, but I think I would rather take a chance on a more meaningful endeavor, like massaging human beings not stocks and figures. But then again, that's just me.

Silda's so-called friends are advising her "to leave the scum." What I have observed about people who are quick to give advice to people who are in a tight situation, is that they are the same people who would not know what to do when put in the same situation. Only Silda knows the real Eliot, only Silda knows what's good for her and her children. Only Silda knows what she is capable of. Silda is a trusted aide of Eliot -and he claims that publicly, reason that he gave her an office next to his. And she was one of the few in his inner circle to advise him not to resign in haste. And I think the same tactic she will use in her marriage--if and when she leaves him, it will NOT be in haste. I don't feel sorry for Silda, I feel sorry for her friends. She hasn't lost her mind yet, her so-called supporters already has. But this I say of a true friend, you stand alongside and shut up. When asked of your advice, you give them your opinion or better yet, give them a parable like Jesus did. But then again, that's just me.

Why are we so interested in the sex lives of our politicians? Why are we awakened, if not catapulted to think everytime we read or hear about someones philanderings? At work, I talk about the rising gas prices and the dollar driving south, and everyone just gives me a courteous but hardly audible " I know." As if saying, aw shut up, what can we do about it? But when I said, "The governor of New York hired a prostitute" everyone's head craned to look at me " Reaally? When?"

Is it the sex or the politicians? I thought we are tired of politicians, reason we don't vote anymore. Bloggers and columnists are busy keeping this Spitzer thing alive. And almost all of them are saying the same thing, Silda, leave the jerk and move on. But there's a hidden or subconscious motive to everyone's writings and opinions on this matter --to find meaning to Silda's predicament in the hope that we too can find meaning in ours.

Why can't we leave Silda Spitzer alone? Meghan Daum in her column with LA Times says it well.
" No wonder we keep searching for meaning in a story whose real meaning is something we don't exactly want to know."