Our Guy in Interior

J. Stephen Griles was the #2 man at Interior behind Gale Norton -- a revolving-door guy who showed little regard for things like rules and ethics and conflict-of-interest. So, it's no surprise to learn that he has come under investigation by the Justice Department and will most likely be indicted for his involvement in L'Affaire Abramoff. It seems Mr. Abramoff, who often used the disingenuously named Council of Republicans for Environmental Advocacy to make his desires known to Mr. Griles, regularly referred to him as "our guy" within the Interior Department. Not that there's anything incriminating about that. Griles' lawyers claimed to be "shocked and disappointed at this turn of events." I'd say the rest of us are pretty stoked about it.