Michele Leonhart, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, seems to have finally encountered a public scandal capable of bringing her down — revelations about agents’ “sex parties.” So the DEA chief is reportedly resigning.
Her tenure since 2007 has been marked not only by questionable enforcement tactics but also by a closeminded refusal to draw useful distinctions among illegal drugs.
In an amusing but damning exchange with Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., three years ago, Leonhart resisted describing methamphetamines or heroin as worse for someone’s health than marijuana.
“All illegal drugs are bad,” she repeated like a third-grade mantra.
Now the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has announced it no longer has confidence in her leadership.
What took it so long?
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