There are two great things about Friday nights. One is that it is the end of the week and time to relax, party, whatever. The second is the Friday news dump. On the so-called slow news day, the government tends to release their big bombshells and today they did not disappoint us. Deputy Secretary of State Randall Tobias resigned his post after the D.C. madam outed him as being one of her clients. Get ready for a heavy dose of hypocrisy folks.
From The Blotter:
On Thursday, Tobias told ABC News he had several times called the "Pamela Martin and Associates" escort service "to have gals come over to the condo to give me a massage." Tobias, who is married, said there had been "no sex," and that recently he had been using another service "with Central Americans" to provide massages.
(snip)Palfrey maintains she ran a sexual fantasy business that was legal and that if any of the women who were working for her had sex, they did so in violation of her rules and without her knowledge. She says there are a number of other prominent Washington, D.C. men who will be on her witness list. "I'll bring every last one of them in if necessary," Palfrey said.
As the Bush administration's so-called "AIDS czar," Tobias was criticized for emphasizing faithfulness and abstinence over condom use to prevent the spread of AIDS.
I am certainly glad this loon is leaving the government. His policy positions based on faith should be grounds for his dismissal under a sane President. Of course, it had to ultimately come down to sex to get rid of him. Now as a private citizen he can go and testify at Jeane Palfrey's trial and help her case if she is indeed innocent of the charges brought against her. My gut says that if the feds are involved, then her prosecution might have to deal with the power she holds over the D.C. elite. If that is true, then good for her to release these bastards names. I can't wait to see who is next on the list.
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