Dann to Sell Fiestaware

Let's put to rest the rumors that Democratic leadership arranged any kind of soft landing for Marc Dann. There was no cushy job awaiting him when Dann abruptly left Gov. Ted Strickland alone at the podium during yesterday's news conference. From the Vindicator:

So what’s Dann going to do now that he’s no longer attorney general?

He’s going to work for his wife, Alyssa Lenhoff Dann, who sells Fiestaware on the Internet as a side job, said Mike Harshman, Dann’s attorney and a confidant.

Harshman said Dann told that to an attorney general office staffer as he left the office Wednesday. It was a light-hearted comment, but a truthful one, Harshman said.

There were no deals.

UPDATE: Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher confirms that there were no deals. In particular, there was no arranging of a job for Dann after resigning, and although Fisher conveyed Dann's request to delay the independent investigation in return for his resignation to GOP leaders, he made clear that neither he nor the governor supported it.