DC Madam: The Tricks Have Just Begun

The DC Madam may be bluffing on how many of the high and haughty are in her little black book, but there is no doubt the first john has tripped.

Randall Tobias, a high ranking official in the State Department, whom President Bush lauded for his success in promoting abstinence education, resigned for "personal reasons."

"Personal reasons" can mean many things. In this particular case it means Mr. Tobias has been dipping his wick in a hooker's honey pot.

However, since this guy is one of America’s most fine, upright and moral men, he has corrected people like me that might jump to this conclusion. We were all basing this on the fact his name was in the little black book of the DC Madam.

But Lord a Mercy.

Randall was just getting massages from the girls.

We really should give him the benefit of the doubt. After all, his official duties also included the eradication of prostitution.

But, no matter how this all comes down, I do have to hand it to Deborah Jeane Palfrey. She says she was not operating any prostitution ring and she can prove it--just ask the guys in her book. And we all know those pillars of the community will give us the straight dope.

Madam Palfrey has been teasing Washington for several months now. At first she was going to sell her little black book, which purportedly contains the names of ten thousand former Pamela Martin and Associates customers.

In order to demonstrate how squeaky clean she is, Miss Palfrey provided the federal court with the names of Mr. Tobias, as well as military strategist Harlan Ullman.

She is batting two for two. Harlan is saying he didn't do anything dirty, immoral or illegal either.

The judge ordered that the book and her phone records be turned over to the court and sealed. But before the long arm of the law could get its hands on the goods, she gave them to ABC.

That was a smart move, cos I'm betting you high heels to hot pants, more than one guy in the DC judicial system has been the recipient of a therapeutic massage, courtesy of the girls at Pamela Martin and Associates.

This should only get better.