With all the war news this week, and the Texecutions last week, we overlooked this article appearing in the March 22 Washington Times:

President Bush yesterday announced his intention to nominate Karen P.Tandy, head of the Justice Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, as the new chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first woman ever to head the anti-drug agency.

A veteran prosecutor, she would replace acting administrator John B. Brown
III, a longtime drug agent who was named in January to succeed former Rep.
Asa Hutchinson. In his announcement, Mr. Bush noted that Mrs. Tandy, a deputy associate attorney general, had previously served as both chief of litigation in the Justice Department's asset-forfeiture office and as deputy chief for
narcotics and dangerous drugs.

The president said she also was an assistant U.S. attorney in Virginia and
Washington state, where she handled the prosecution of violent crime,
complex drug cases, money laundering and forfeiture cases.

Are there any Virginia or Washington defense lawyers out there who want to give us their take on Ms. Tandy? You can use the comments section and post anonymously if you want.