Shock of the Day

Shock of the Day: Bush Interior Department appointee resigns rather than face an oversight committee hearing next week. It’s Julie MacDonald, deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks at Interior. For your reference, she’s the one who, in addition to sharing government reports with industry lobbyists, also shared confidential Interior Department documents with a “virtual friend” she met on an internet chat site. MacDonald reportedly commisserated with said “virtual friend” whose opinions she trusted over those of government scientists.