Sounding more like a candidate for national office than one vying for the governor's mansion in Albany, Spitzer, speaking at the National Press Club, blasted the White House for opposing overhauls designed to curb fraudulent practices by investment bankers, mutual funds, stock analysts and others his office has prosecuted.
"You have an administration that failed to protect investors. Failed to protect them. And yet they are the administration that is saying take the safety net that we have and invest it in a system that was fundamentally broken before others stepped in to try to save it," Spitzer said.
A spokeswoman for the White House declined to comment. More