Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, with a replacement expected to be named soon. Just imagine what that confirmation hearing will be like. The New York Times leads:
Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned.
That's false accusations of perjury, done largely by the Times itself. An administration official commented:
The official said that the decision was Mr. Gonzales's and that the president accepted it grudgingly. At the same time, the official acknowledged that the turmoil over his tenure as Attorney General had made continuing difficult.
"The unfair treatment that he's been on the receiving end of has been a distraction for the department," the official said.
Ed Morrissey says its "far past time for Gonzales to go," not because of any illegal activity, of which there was none in terminating federal prosecutors, but because they botched their explanation for the terminations and became nothing but an embarrassment. Who will be his replacement? US News reported over the weekend that the rumor is it may be Michael Chertoff. I would go for someone less associated with the administration, but either way, the confirmation hearings will be bruising.
UPDATE: RCP has some other speculative candidates for the position.
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