Time With Family?

Christie Whitman has resigned from the Environmental Protection Agency in order to spend more time with her family. Now, I don't believe in conspiracy theories too much...but haven't we heard this excuse before? Especially for a couple of staffers who were even occasionally at odds with the Bush Administration. On an interesting side note, Ari Fleischer is leaving the White House in order to enter private business. He just got married 6 months ago and I wonder why they didn't use the "family" reason for his departure? Perhaps "spending time with family" is code for something?