Another administration figure resigns in disgrace....

[exstatic]

WASHINGTON - Randall L. Tobias, the deputy secretary of state responsible for U.S. foreign aid, abruptly resigned yesterday after he was asked about an upscale escort service allegedly involved in pros ution, U.S. government sources said.

Tobias resigned after ABC News contacted him with questions about the escort service, the sources said. ABC News released a statement last night saying Tobias acknowledged Thursday that he had used the service to provide massages, not sex.

Tobias has been Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's point man in an ambitious effort to overhaul how the U.S. government manages foreign aid, a key part of her "transformational diplomacy" agenda. Just two days ago, President Bush lauded Tobias for his work in the administration leading "America's monumental effort to confront and deal with the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the continent of Africa."

msnbc story

Stay tuned. Apparently ABC is data mining the list of Johns' phone numbers. This was the first one to pop out. I don't think Joe Average has anything to worry about, but if you are a captain of industry or a Beltway insider, you WILL be outed.

Family values, indeed...

[ChumpDumper]

I guess he could give us some anecdotal evidence on the efficacy of condom use now.

[SRJ]

I thought this sort of thing wasn't a big deal?

[smeagol]

I thought this sort of thing wasn't a big deal?

For ex and chump, if it's a Republican who's caught, then let's flame the guy.

But when it's Billy-boy, well you know . . . the man couldn't help it

[ChumpDumper]

Actually I don't give too much of a crap about this personal stuff either way unless it affects job performance or completely runs counter to a policy the politician/appointee espouses. Tobias would always go on about abstinence and claimed condoms weren't statistically effective. Hence my comment. If he indeed did use pros utes, I think Tobias would perform a great service now if he said he used comdoms too.

[clambake]

It's not like he looked at porn. That would be unforgivable.

[exstatic]

For ex and chump, if it's a Republican who's caught, then let's flame the guy.

But when it's Billy-boy, well you know . . . the man couldn't help it

If you'll notice, I said Beltway Insider, not Republican. It's just a lot funnier when it happens to the Party Of Family Values. Billy didn't run on that platform. The GOP does. Constantly. In our faces.

[gtownspur]

If you'll notice, I said Beltway Insider, not Republican. It's just a lot funnier when it happens to the Party Of Family Values. Billy didn't run on that platform. The GOP does. Constantly. In our faces.

Bill Clinton did run on family values.

[exstatic]

Bill Clinton did run on family values.

Doesn't sound like it to me...

Frankly, I am fed up with politicians in Washington lecturing the rest of us about family values. Our families have values. But our government doesn’t.

[boutons_]

"he had used the service to provide massages, not sex"

dubya's boys NEVER tell the truth. They can't handle the truth.

[smeagol]

If you'll notice, I said Beltway Insider, not Republican. It's just a lot funnier when it happens to the Party Of Family Values. Billy didn't run on that platform. The GOP does. Constantly. In our faces.

You have a point