Eliot Spitzer: Wall Street's Top Cop

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What will Spitzer do for an encore? His success fighting the investment banks raised his profile and has created hopes in some New York Democratic circles that he will run for Governor in 2004. Spitzer's wife says she has never once heard him talk about such an ambition; he says only that he "won't rule anything out." For now, he's focused on the law. His battles are complicated, and it's hard to tell when, exactly, he's entitled to a victory dance. "The cases against Wall Street are like stopping someone speeding on a highway," he says. "The other cars slow down for a while, and then, after a certain number of miles, they speed up again. The question is, How many miles before they start speeding again?" Our hero, the "Caped Highway Cop," awaits.