Former Wonkette editor and AboveTheLaw blogger David Lat perfectly summarizes a gossip double-play that the Politico will spend 1,500 words explaining:

The secretary for Monica Goodling’s lawyer moonlighted as an escort for the D.C. madam.

OMG: The Akin Gump Escort Worked For… Monica Goodling’s Lawyer!!! [Above the Law]
Goodling Shed Tears Before Revelations About Firings [Bloomberg]