The drama in New York over whether Spitzer is going to resign is getting more curious by the moment: In the latest twist, Spitzer's would-be successor, Lieutenant Governor David Paterson, says he has no idea what Spitzer is going to do....

Mr. Paterson also said he had not heard from the governor on Tuesday.

“The governor called me yesterday, he said he didn’t resign for a number of reasons, and he didn’t go into the reasons, and that’s the last I’ve heard from him,” he said.

Asked whether preparations for a transition were underway, the lieutenant governor said: “No one has talked to me about his resignation and no one has talked to me about a transition.”

The New York political world is in total limbo right now.

Spitzer already is facing the threat of impeachment from a Republican state leader and multiple calls for his resignation from New York papers.There are reports that he's been using this escort service for at least six months.

The chance that he can survive this is remote indeed, obviously. So the talk floating around today that Spitzer is holding out to somehow make his resignation part of a plea deal is the only explanation that makes sense right now.