“Eliot Spitzer” on The Daily Caller

CNN announced on Wednesday that it would be dropping former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s show, “In the Arena,” from its fall lineup.  (more)

Eliot Spitzer is the gift that keeps on giving — when it comes to crime. (more)

You have to give credit where credit is due. And CNN “Reliable Sources” host Howard Kurtz, also a contributor for The Daily Beast, certainly deserves credit for holding his network accountable. (more)

On his Friday night show, HBO host Bill Maher took another shot at Islam – this time for the recent violence in Afghanistan that has led to the deaths of at least 20 people, including two U.S. soldiers. (more)

Ex-madam and former New York gubernatorial candidate Kristin Davis is considering a run against former New York Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer if he enters the race for mayor of New York City in 2013. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker said Friday that she’s leaving CNN’s prime-time “Parker/Spitzer” talk show, which will be renamed and continue with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and others. (more)

To celebrate Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s indictment on charges of sex with an underage prostitute, The Daily Caller presents some of the most famous political sex scandals in history. All the greats are here: Hart, Kennedy, Profumo — even Packwood. (more)

The Obama administration appears to be walking a fine line on the current turmoil in Egypt, and what it’s doing publicly and what it’s doing privately may be two separate things. (more)

Contrary to Tuesday’s heavily discussed rumor, actor Alec Baldwin won’t be replacing former “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) – The first person to be charged under a 2007 New York sex trafficking statute has pleaded guilty to forcing three teenagers into prostitution. (more)

It looks like CNN’s Parker Spitzer could be shortened to just Spitzer for a while. (more)

The lame-duck government is all the rage in the news these days. Entire news shows with talking head after talking head discuss what the lame-duck Congress will do, what it should do, what it is right for it to do, and so on. Meanwhile, states are having their own lame-duck sessions, with their own new laws, regulations and deals being pushed through by governments populated by people who’ve been rejected by their constituents. Yet that simple and obvious rejection by voters deters no one with a vote and inspires little questioning of the legitimacy of the concept. (more)

So if you had a prime time cable news show and were looking for thoughtful insight into the current tax-cut debate being waged on Capitol Hill, who might you invite on your show?  How about the guy with a show on your network with a focus on foreign policy? (more)

I propose we slightly amend Martin Niemoller’s quote about standing by in silence as injustice takes place:  “Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak out.”  I’m not exactly sure how to revise it but maybe something like:  “Because we didn’t go after them, it’s our fault they just kept coming at us.” (more)

You want tears? You want convulsive sobs, weepy remorse, pleadings for forgiveness? Well, look elsewhere, because Eliot Spitzer isn’t going to give them to you. (more)

With the elections over, politicians can now go from lying about their opponents in attack ads back to their normal pastime: lying to the American people. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — The red bow tie is back. The white chunky loafers are, too. So is that too-tight gray suit. (more)

Left-wing watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is calling on the Department of Justice to explain why disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been kept away from media. (more)

Tonight at 7 p.m., New York Attorney General and Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Cuomo will debate “angry as hell” Republican candidate Carl Paladino — and Charles Barron of the Freedom Party, and Kristin Davis of the Anti-Prohibition Party, and Howie Hawkins of the Green Party, and Warren Redlich of the Libertarian Party, and even Jimmy McMillan of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party. (more)

Because I’m such a strong advocate of the legalization and taxation of marijuana, people are always surprised to find out that I’m not — nor ever have been — a user. My advocacy comes from an economic perspective and a deep belief in personal freedom. (more)