The Leahy Lounge

Many of you have probably heard of the cross dressing blogger, David Lat, author of the snarky judicial gossip blog, Underneath Their Robes (taken offline Monday). Apparently, Lat is still employed by the Department of Justice in Newark, NJ despite his self-outing in a New Yorker article this weekend.

Lat posed as a female junior associate at an anonymous large firm under the pseudonym, Article III Groupie. During the course of his wildly popular run, Lat made totally heterosexual observations regarding the "hotness" of Supreme Court nominee Alito's son, and the "cuteness" of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' chin dimple.

Judge Richard Posner, a fan of the blog, expressed "total shock that it was a straight guy, especially considering the graphic descriptions of how to give proper oral sex. I mean, how does a guy even know those things. He must be very well read."

Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, when reached at home, stated "this whole thing makes me uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable. Not as uncomfortable as a naked statue, but close."

Lat could not be reached for comment, but sources close to the situation reported that the outing has caused considerable stress. Large deliveries of chocolate and Jimmy Choo shoes were made to Lat's apartment on Christopher Street Wednesday afternoon.