Growing up in Rocky Mount, North Carolina one of the things I remember most were the elders, my parents, neighbors and friends  telling the kids: “What’s done in the dark will come to light!”  There would be Mrs. Jessie Whitehead yelling out the back of her door in Armstrong Homes: “O.K. now you all remember what’s done in the dark will come to light!” There would be Mrs. Ruth Bowen telling her daughters Sharon and Helen the same thing.  

New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who gained national recognition as he relentlessly pursued Wall Street wrongdoing was caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced hooker at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. last month. He was identified as Client 9 on a telephone call confirming plans to have the hooker travel from New York to Washington, where he had a hotel room reserved. Eliot Spitzer was identified as Client 9. 

My heart goes out to Eliot Spitzer’s family. It was so sad to see his wife Silda standing by his side in total embarrassment. Eliot Spitzer a first term Governor apologized for his inappropriate behavior, and described it as a private matter. “I have acted in a way that violates my obligation to my family and violates my or any sense of right or wrong.” 

When I first heard of the Governor’s actions with the hooker I was stunned, but later I began to realize that what happened to the governor would have never happened if he had followed advice that was given to me by my first boss Dr. A.G. Gaston which was: “Don’t get the big head!” 

You can still see that the Governor has the “Big Head”. He was born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City to real estate tycoon Bernard Spitzer and Ann Spitzer, an English literature professor. He attended Princeton University for his undergraduate studies and Harvard University for law school. He made a perfect score on the LSAT. It was at Harvard Law School where he met his future wife Silda Wall Spitzer. After earning his law degree he joined one of the most prestigious law firms in the world, Paul Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Two years later, he would join the Manhattan district attorney’s office to pursue organized crime. He brought down the Gabino family’s control over Manhattan's garment and trucking industries. I could go on and on about his successes. He definitely has a very big head! I think he’s just sorry that he got caught. As of yesterday he was still walking with his right hip on his shoulder. Well I don’t want to beat a dead horse and a dead horse he is, but I want to now focus on New York’s new governor David Patterson.

Governor Patterson took the oath of office just after 1 P.M. in a ceremony at the state Capitol in Albany, New York. He is the first African American Governor of New York and first legally blind governor in America. He has risen to this great office because of a character defect in his predecessor; however, I am certain that he is qualified. My advice to the new governor is 1) You should always remember that what you do in the dark will eventually come to light and 2.) Don’t get the “Big Head”!

In the words of my dad: “Stay away from the pig ears and fried pork chops.  Eat more fruits and vegetables.”