It is chaos, pandemonium, says the reporter. Are we ever more ashamed of our tribe – the media, that is — than when a politician commits a sexual sin? Yes, yes, Spitzer has more than a zipper problem. He broke laws. He commited the ultimate offense — hypocricy. But really.

Watching the live action, I haven’t witnessed so much debutante breathlessness since Monica explained her educational reform theories to Bill. Trying to fill empty air time with speculation on when the governor will step into or out of a black SUV, while injecting details that may or may not be true, is the reason the media are despised by so many. Oh well, I’m watching. I’m part of the problem. But could we maybe just wait for the actual news?