I'm sorry, but all this heavy breathing -- and the heaviest breather of them all, Greg Palast, has his bout of hyperventilation here <http://www.gregpalast.com/elliot-spitzer-gets-nailed/> -- is pretty ridiculous. I mean, is anyone really surprised by this? I would say only leftist intellectuals are. Most people know that the state is merely fulfilling its function. Duh.