If you have any doubt Eliot Spitzer has given up self-serving apologias, read what he says yesterday on the Today Show.

On getting nailed with Ashley:

"It was an egregious violation of my behavior that I fell into for many reasons, but none of them are an excuse or justifiable."

An egregious violation of his behavior, but not the rest of the world's, you see.  No wonder this guy aced his LSATs.

Then talking straight to "the people":

He explained his behavior by saying he, "like most people, I suppose," has flaws that he has tried to "think about deeply and address."

Right. Like most people have flaws like patronizing and attempting to strangle prostitutes (during sex). He supposes.

Eliot on what's important in life:

"I'm very fortunate guy," he said. "I have a spectacular wife, three daughters who are wonderful, forgiving, and there's moments when you realize that those of [sic] the things that matter and those are the things that you should indeed pay attention to."

What a fortunate guy--and lucky family.  He realizes after bringing himself and them world-wide humilation, that kids and wife matter in life.  But only at certain moments.

What a world. Spitzer marched through Wall Street like Sherman through Atlanta convinced these people were arrogant, dangerous, money-grubbing crooks.  And for its part, Wall Street screamed that Spitzer was a monomaniacal, lying, pathological misanthrope.

No shortage of irony there.