The candidacy of Kristin Davis, the former madam who supplied then-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer with his playmates (and before that she was vice president of a hedge-fund) for Spitzer’s old office is almost enough to make me consider moving back to my old stomping grounds just so I can cast a vote. An outspoken libertarian who cites Hayek, von Mises and Rand, she’s running on a platform of legalizing marijuana, prostitution and gay marriage — the first two, in part, to bring profitable industries into the above-ground economy, the third as a simple matter of equality.
Alas, if I moved back to New York to support Davis, I’d actually have to live there. Been there, done that, ain’t doing it again.
Anyway, enjoy Kristin Davis’s excellent campaign video, below.
liberranter
August 3, 2010 at 9:47 amKristin Davis, the former madam who supplied then-New York Governor Eliot Spitzer with his playmates (and before that she was vice president of a hedge-fund)…
Hedge-fund manager? Ugh! Hopefully she underwent some sort of moral epiphany or spiritual awakening, which led to her doing something honorable and profitable for a living like running a prostitution ring. It’s just sad to see that she wants to jump back down into the moral cesspool again by running for public office.
I agree with you, J.D., about the idea of living in New York again. Been there, done that too. I’d move to Antarctica first.
Fred Mangels
August 4, 2010 at 6:43 amI get the impression Radley Balko likes New York. He’s there right now.
TomG
August 4, 2010 at 8:20 amJ.D., I live in New York State. I’m undecided whether to vote at all, but if I do, Kristin seems the only good choice. She isn’t the actual Libertarian Party candidate, though. I don’t know much about him (Warren Redlich).