Foggo Quits - He's Only Another EX Official Now

Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, Goss' number three at the CIA, has quit. He thus continues the Bush administration and GOP tradition of resigning just in time to be an EX official/congressman/whatever just before the arrest or indictment comes down the pipe.

Via UPI:

Last year, Cunningham pled guilty to taking $2.4 million worth of bribes from two defense contractors in return for steering military intelligence work their way. One of those men, Brent Wilkes, still as yet facing no charges himself, also had at least one contract with the CIA, which is now being probed by the agency's inspector general because of his decades-long friendship with Foggo.

Foggo has confirmed through the CIA's office of public affairs that he attended parties at the Watergate hotel suites maintain by Wilkes -- which federal investigators reportedly believe were also used to provide prostitutes to Cunningham and other members of Congress as part of Wilkes' corrupt enterprise.

Wilkes' lawyer has denied the charge and CIA spokespeople insist Foggo was aware of nothing untoward at the events, characterized as "occasional card games with friends."

The U.S. official said Foggo's departure had been "in train before Goss made his announcement Friday," but added that it was "established practice" for each new incoming director to choose their own executive director -- a fact that Foggo had mentioned in his e-mail to staff.

So the official tale is that his resignation has nothing to do with Hookergate. Yeah, sure.