elliott spitzer leeson scandal, and there was a vacancy was no lieutenant governor. after a mess in albany, mr. ravich was appointed essentially to the seat. now if the governor were to go, he would take over. host: here is the front page of "the new york times" this morning. two stories about the new york politics situation. another aide quit -- citing integrity. now it is democrats who feel the sting of scandal. mary elizabeth in new york city on the democrats' line. you are on with goeff earle from "the new york post." caller: longtime washington journalism appeared interesting i got through dealing with my home city. you miss an interesting point about the governor being elected. he was elected on the ticket with former gov. eliot spitzer. for that reason, he has a right to be in the position he is in. i don't think he should resign. i have fought for a long, long time that the governor is an honest person, he is a public servant and he has a very much with his constituents services. he should not resign. he should just stay there and do his job. there are a lot