How much does it cost?

The Eliot Spitzer scandal has provoked the reactions you would expect: Republicans are attacking the guy, Democrats are defending him and the news media is following the circus.

Best observation comes from blogger Tim Ferris: "It's part prurient interest on my part, part an inquiry into the value 'proposition' of the service, but what makes it possible for this sort of traffic to demand $5,500 an hour?"