This one might take a little bit of explaining. So there’s this woman named Lurita Doan who was the head of the government’s General Services Administration (GSA). The GSA is responsible for all of the government’s contracted goods and services, from choosing what toilet paper brand to use in the White House bathrooms to buying new computers for diplomats. It’s a huge agency that we know nothing about. I don’t pretend to understand how our government works, but essentially it seems like she’s the office manager for the entire United States.

Awhile back, Henry Waxman, the baddest man in Congress with the most awesome display of nose hair, started investigating Lurita Doan, in his new job as chairman of the House oversight committee. What he found was that this woman was an enormous, obvious thief, who had repeatedly given away government contracts to friends and business associates in a most egregious manner. Not surprisingly, the White House went to the mat for her, and the battle continued to percolate quietly behind the scenes, far away from the prying eyes of Our Intrepid Media. (There’s another one for you, DailyKos, you thieving bastards!)

Well, I’m proud to report that today, Lurita Doan resigned. And I tell you all this information, only because I want you to understand this super-inside, super-nerdy jab at Our Intrepid Media(TM) from Atrios today:

Simple Answers to Simple Questions

Regarding the resignation of Lurita Doan, Karen Tumulty asks:

     What took so long?

Answer here.