Spitzer's No McCarthy
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is a lot of things. To his supporters, he is a hero–a crusader rounding up criminals who cheated the public. To his detractors in the insurance industry, he is a grandstander–a publicity hound and political opportunist looking to ride a tempest in a teapot to the governorship.
Whatever you think of him, Mr. Spitzer is no “terrorist,” and he certainly bears no resemblance to former U.S. senator and communist witch hunter Joseph McCarthy. Yet that is exactly what a prominent industry official charged in a verbal attack last week during a session on ethics at the American Association of Managing General Agents' annual meeting.
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