Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns

This is some way to start off the week before Labor Day weekend: U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned. The NY Times reports, per a White House source, that Gonzales called President Bush (who was at his ranch in Crawford) on Friday to submit his resignation: "His decision was not immediately announced, the official added, until after the president invited him and his wife to lunch at his ranch." Bush apparently accepted the resignation "grudgingly."

Gonzales has been under fire for his role in a wiretapping program and the firing of nine State Attorneys. But many believed that Bush would never fire Gonzales. Democrats and conservatives have been unhappy with Gonzales. Senator Charles Schumer has been asking for Gonzales to resign since March of this year, saying, that the Attorney General "either doesn’t accept or doesn’t understand that he is no longer just the president’s lawyer, but has a higher obligation to the rule of law and the Constitution, even when the president should not want it to be so.”

There will be a press conference at 10:30AM. Solicitor General Paul Clement may take over as temporary Attorney General.

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By Jen Chung in News on August 27, 2007 8:26 AM

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glennQNYC

Well said #14!

guest

Those Hispanic leaders are out to lunch with the black leaders who ignore the race baiting comments that those on the left make about Condoleeza Rice.

guest

The dickheads are falling in-line now ! This has to be a good sign ! Posted by; "Still Not Amused"

glennQNYC

Humm... Not particularly aggressive or conservative... and a Hispanic with anything but a silver spoon in his mouth... I'd think he'd have more fans. Where are the Hispanic leaders in arms over this head hunt?

Janet Reno was a true example of a horrible AG... The lost souls in Waco TX, and Elián González would surly agree.

Leon Freilich

HAIL AND JAILCELL

Adios, Alberto Gonzales,

You lied and stole your salary,

Earning a close third place

On the Bushite Rogues Gallery.

No. 2 is Dick Cheney,

A villain past all belief,

And heading the dirty roster,

Our own Commander in Thief.

guest

So he FINALLY, though BELATEDLY, does the "Gonzo shuffle"? View my choice for successor:

http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2007/08/breaking-news-us-attorney-general.html#links

JRod5417

Sure, everybody is quitting now that all the damage has already been done.

guest

What's his SAT score? I'm serious.

zodak

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ≠ NYC

guest

Where's the story on bush's fear mongering?

S.D.

Can't wait to see the Daily Show's recap of that political hack's "career"...

guest

Things are starting to look Nixonian.

guest

Abu G is a terrorist- off to Gitmo with him!

guest

Where's the story on Hillary's terrorism fear mongering? Oh yeah, you guys won't cover Democrats.

bigtimetopbanana

since it's a quote, I assume it's the official that has the awful English, rather than the copywriter.

"His decision was not announced immediately announced, the official added, until after the president invited him and his wife to lunch at his ranch near here".

Did the official add that the official added in the quote? Or was he announcing the announcement?