Waltzing around with an 'attractive' lobbyist much to the chagrin of his aides
At least Spitzer did what he did in private, or attempted to.
You could easily argue that being with a prostitute could and should be legal, and that it is worse to have a committed affair that runs on for a while, as that involved emotional attachments and detachments.
At least with a prostitute, both sides know it will be over right away. Of course, there are health risks, and that's a different question.
But if one gets involved in an emotional, long running affair, that's much worse in my book.
Spitzer should stay and fight this one. He does have a very big hypocracy issue to overcome and that won't be simple.
Won't be easy on his family, but I'm pretty sure he didn't want to hurt them. He and his family have my sympathy - the media circus should leave them alone.