Ohio Attorney General Dumbass Dann Finally Resigns

It took the filing of impeachment by his own party to finally convince him to resign. He has been a disaster and embarrassment to this state since the day he was elected. He appointed his unqualified buddies to posts, stripped contract from companies that supported his opponents, extra-marital affairs, and just being a loser.

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann announced he was quitting Wednesday during a late afternoon press conference with Gov. Ted Strickland by his side.

"Unfortunately, the last step I must take as attorney general to resolve these problems is to resign as attorney general," said Dann as he read from a prepared statement at the governor's Statehouse cabinet office. "It is my belief that this will preserve the great work being done by the office of attorney general."

While Dann left and did not take questions from the reporters assembled, Strickland answered questions from the media.

Strickland said Dann "has come to realize the seriousness of the situation" as "growing recognition from around the state" piled up asking for him to leave.

The governor defended the actions of Ohio Democrats to shun Dann as well as push articles of impeachment in the Ohio House. "This was not the failings of a party," Strickland told reporters. "I think the party responded strongly and forcefully to clean our own house."

Dann's office has been in turmoil during a sexual harassment probe that concluded early this month with the firing of two top managers and the resignations of two others. Dann, the embattled attorney general who took office in January 2007, also announced on May 2 that he had an extramarital affair with a 28-year-old staffer.