Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez Resigns
The whipping boy of the democrats decides he has better things to do. I'm glad he rode out the storm over the federal prosecutor firings. It's funny to hear the idiots on the left think they had something to do with it. Anyone in the administration past Labor Day is expected to stay until the end of Bush's term. Obviously, Gonzalez had something else lined up.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned, officials said Monday, ending a months-long standoff with critics who questioned his honesty and competence at the helm of the Justice Department.
Republicans and Democrats alike had demanded his resignation over the botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firings of U.S. attorneys, but President Bush had defiantly stood by his Texas friend until accepting his resignation Friday, according to senior administration officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Justice Department planned a news conference for 10:30 a.m. EDT, in Washington. Bush planned to discuss Gonzales' departure at his Crawford, Texas, ranch shortly thereafter.
Solicitor General Paul Clement will be acting attorney general until a replacement is found, said the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting the announcement.
Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff was among those mentioned as possible successors. However, a senior administration official said the matter had not been raised with Chertoff. Bush leaves Washington next Monday for Australia, and Gonzales' replacement might not be named by then, the official said.
