Politician’s wives: Show support or skedaddle?

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How to publicly react to the news that your husband happens to have a call girl on speed dial? N.Y. Governor Eliot Spitzer’s wife, Silda, looks slightly sedated and in need of a vodka gimlet as her husband tries to suck his entire face into his mouth.

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s wife, Corina, divorced her husband after he was outed for having an affair. This photo (right) taken during the 2005 inauguration seems to point to trouble in River City.

Do these wives sacrifice self-respect when they stand by their men?