Gutierrez is Gone

So sayeth The Daily Briefing [or at least that is the recommendation of the investigation ordered by Marc Dann]. Three other AG employees are to be disciplined -- Leo Jennings, Edgar Simpson, and Joyce Chappel. I would rather have seen Jennings let go.

Is it enough? That probably depends on the details in the investigative report and how Marc Dann handles it, which in turn will likely influence the governor's reaction. Today's press conference is crucial.

I have not called for Dann's resignation in anything that I have written, although I have said that he should go the extra mile in terms of full disclosure and independent investigation.

UPDATE: Openers says that it is Edward Simpson, not Edgar, and doesn't mention Joyce Chappel. The report says that Dann showed "poor judgment" by inviting a woman staffer to the condo he shared with Gutierrez and Jennings last September.

Marc Dann needs to own up to the finding of poor judgment, apologize to the people of Ohio, and pledge to do better. Rejecting or diminishing it will not serve him well, in my opinion.