It was pointed out that Spitzer put forth anti-prostitution legislation and may have campaigned on it: if that's the case, then his hypocrisy with his own life should require his dismissal from public office.

Elected officials should not be hypocrits. Period. Personally, that's where I draw the line. If you want to get up there and shake and shout for "Family Values", or "Anti-Corruption", or "Pro-Choice" or "Whatever", then you damn well better make those same decisions when it affects you personally. If you don't, then I consider you the lowest form of life. I may not agree with what you're saying, but I will fight until my last breathe to defend your right to say it. So, imagine how enchanted I am with American politicians in general?

These hypocrits are seeking public office not to solve problems, and better the community, but to advance their own social status. It means they're saying only what they think others want to hear, and they i) don't believe it themselves, and/or ii) know it to be false and unhelpful.

We've got enough real problems that we don't need people touting unrealistic answers for the sole purpose of making themselves popular.

Democrat, Republican, Independent alike: if you're caught indicating that what you preach isn't realistic, that makes you part of the problem, and you should be taken out of the equation, permanently.