The hand-wringing over Silda Wall Spitzer's future with her now defamed husband, the governor of New York, has officially begun. Newspapers, talk radio, TV pundits, therapists and armchair shrinks — yeah, that's you and me and all of us — all chipping in with our two cents.

Silda, Silda, Silda... Whatever was she thinking standing by her cheatin' hubby, the gov of New York? Well, she and the gov are married for 20 years. They have three kids together. She shelved her prestigious and lucrative legal career to raise the kids and to be a dutiful political wife. She's also a passionate philanthropist and organizer, having founded a children's advocacy program (Children for Children), among other activities.

This is a dynamic woman. She is no fool. Will her children, three beautiful girls, ever be able to trust the men in their lives? What message does it send to them if she stays?

All bets are off on Silda's marriage. Yep. In what's likely to become the Super Bowl of divorces, I anticipate a separation and divorce proceedings to begin within six to eight months, or at least before the end of 2008.

Silda, who raked in more money as a corporate attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, the white-shoe New York City-based law firm, than her entitled Jewish prince of a husband (they say Jewish men make the best husbands, does anyone know for sure?), won't have any money woes. Not only does she have incredible earning potential, don't forget about the inevitable book deal and Eliot Spitzer's family money.

Spitzer is the son of a wealthy Manhattan real estate developer who is worth an estimated $500 million. Spitzer's family helped finance his campaigns. Published reports indicate that the real estate fortune is likely to be the basis of a generous divorce settlement. And it is believed that Silda would be entitled to half of all the assets she and her husband acquired during their 20-year marriage.

"Any judge who is going to decide this case is going to bend over backward to give her a break, considering what she's been through," said Albert Momjian, a prominent Philadelphia divorce lawyer, told the AP. Raoul Felder, the prominent celebrity divorce attorney and state judicial board chairman, told the AP: "She has grounds for 50 different divorces here." But for his part, Felder thinks the marriage could stick.

Spitzer reported $1.9 million in income to the IRS in 2006, according to the AP.

So is Silda a martyer, a devoted political wife, shell-shocked robot? All of the above? Has she learned anything from Hillary, Dina (Matos McGreevey), Lee Hart (former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Gary Hart's wife), Wendy Vitter (U.S. Sen. Dave Vitter's wife), Mary Craig, (U.S. Sen. Larry Craig's wife) and so many other political spouses? What can she learn?

Weigh in with your thoughts...And by the way, can you IMAGINE going through something so public, so mind-boggling, so clearly awful? Your thoughts...