Bill Hammond of the New York Daily News has a stunning article on Albany’s political crime wave, and has evidence that much of it has been “imported” from downstate.

“Of the 18 elected officials in state government charged with crimes since 2003, no fewer than 16 have hailed from the five boroughs, and 15 carry a “D” after their names in the newspaper.

Those appalling numbers get even more lopsided when you factor in the most infamous perp of all, Eliot (Love Gov) Spitzer. He was never formally accused of patronizing prostitutes but resigned in disgrace anyway,” writes Hammond.