Washington Madam Names Clients;

As if our fearless leaders in Washington do not have enough to fret over, now Deborah Jeane Palfrey, a madam accused of running a prostitution business has, as part of his defense, promised to make her list of clients public. Worse yet, she has begun to do so.

First on the roster was senior military strategist who coined the unfortunate catchphrase "shock and awe." He was so shocked and awed he resigned.

Dick Morris, the dapper and devious former adviser to Bill Clinton, drew charts and quickly persuaded his lawyer to deny, deny, deny.

Then Randall Tobias, the friendly but suddenly really head of the Bush administration's foreign assistance programs. He resigned, and his wife were so touched that she felt compelled to express his apology.

How many more crouched gentlemen will be called?

Apparently, Deborah and her lawyers believe that the more career they destroy, the more likely she is to circumvent a phrase that may prove too high.

Prompted by the failure of her faulty assumption that she is on the verge of making her entire stock of names public.

So all Washington can only atwitter with the question "Who is next?"

Apparently a lot of revelations ahead. After all, the lady to hold around 250 lasses Paid embraced.