Ponnuru on Spitzer

In the cover article of the latest National Review (apparently unavailable online), Ramesh Ponnuru calls NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer "the most destructive politician in America." Wow! Regular readers know that Spitzer-bashing is a regular feature of this blog. Yet, Ponnuru takes it to a new level with a careful and thoughtful analysis of Spitzer's impact in a host of areas ranging from finance to guns and beyond. In addition, Ponnuru takes on a very important issue: how can conservatives balance their commitment to federalism and their antipathy towards Spitzer's activism (a topic I took on in Can you be a Competitive Federalist and still want Spitzer to shut the #@!% up?). It's a great analysis - by itself, it justifies going out and buying a copy of National Review.