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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns - washingtonpost.com:
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced his resignation today, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and over the use of warrantless wiretaps in the war on terror.However, persistent reports over the last several months have indicated that he was not being permitted to resign until the administration could line up someone willing to replace him, but not willing to discontinue his most controversial defenses of the Administration.… Gonzales will step down on Sept. 17. In a brief statement, he called his 13 years in public service a "remarkable journey," but he gave no explanation about why he chose to resign now after resisting months of pressure to quit.
An administration official said that Gonzales had told President Bush of his decision on Friday, but the announcement was withheld until the two met face to face on Sunday at Bush's ranch in Crawford. Bush planned to make a statement shortly before noon from Waco, Tex. Gonzales took no questions from the press as he announced his plans, but he said that even his "worst days" as attorney general were "better than my father's best days" as a migrant worker in Texas.Or someone tortured in a secret prison thanks to a legal memo penned by Mr. Gonzales. Or even a U.S. attorney fired for refusing to pursue politically motivated cases. Being an Attorney General in an administration willing to make the law up as it went along has undoubtedly been a thrilling adventure, and it's nice to know that someone out there enjoyed it.
Michael Chertoff is considered a likely successor, though his "gut feeling"s might prove as difficult to understand as Gonzales's memory troubles have been.
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Since his memory is so bad, I'm surprised he can recall he has a father, or that the common 24 hour period is called a day.
Posted by: blf | August 27, 2007 12:50 PM
I'm betting Smirky the Chimp doesn't think of 'preventive pardons' for Gonzo. So we have to wait until 2009, January 21st, to arrest Gonzo for his crimes.
Posted by: Rusty Knaub | August 27, 2007 12:53 PM
So is the congress (senate) actually going to approve Chertoff? I can't imagine why they wouldn't hold out for someone a little more qualified, even if it's for the relatively short time left in the Shrub's administration.
Or will the administration wait until recess and appoint him?
Anyone taking bets?
Cheers.
Posted by: Fastlane | August 27, 2007 3:11 PM
Hard to imagine the administration letting Chertoff (or anyone else) testify in the Senate. Recess appointment to run out the clock.
Posted by: Josh Rosenau | August 27, 2007 6:06 PM
Will he remember that he resigned?
Posted by: Jonathan Vos Post | August 28, 2007 6:49 AM