Perhaps Spitzer will realize he has disgraced himself and that his political situation is untenable and resign swiftly. Perhaps. But a savvy ex- attorney general knows that in a prosecution of a public official (one potentially involving the Mann Act and financial hanky panky as well) a significant bargaining chip is the official’s resignation from public office. Why would Spitzer leave without a deal with the feds on potential charges? It’s not like he has shown a prediliction to put the interests of his family, his Party or his state above his own. Suspecting that he won’t go on his own, New York GOP leaders have now threatened impeachment.