Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigns

[midnight marauder]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales intends to resign, senior administration officials told CNN Monday.

Many lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have long called for his ouster after the firing of several U.S. attorneys in 2006. President Bush had long stood by Gonzales.

One of Gonzales' chief critics, Sen. Charles E. Schumer released a statement Monday praising Gonzales for resigning.

"It has been a long and difficult struggle but at last, the Attorney General has done the right thing and stepped down," said the New York Democrat.

"For the previous six months, the Justice Department has been virtually nonfunctional and desperately needs new leadership," said the Schumer statement. "Democrats will not obstruct or impede a nominee who we are confident will put the rule of law above political considerations. We beseech the Administration to work with us to nominate someone whom Democrats can support and America can be proud of."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/27/gonzales/index.html

[Faux Real]

Like this is anything of significance, let alone will help create positive change. Oh well, he was a moron. Good riddance.

Now to make the entire government resign. <_<

[RHIZOMES]

I think it&#39;s sad it took this long.

[Red October]

Eh, I&#39;m glad to see him and the Bush administration publicly discredited, but this is not a huge deal. Bush will find some other lackey to carry out his policies, just like he found Gonzales after Ashcroft resigned.

[Comrade Rage]

I&#39;m glad this piece of crap is finally gone. This means a lot more than Karl Rove resigning.
The acting AG is a guy named Paul Clement who is from Cedarburg, WI which is a wealthy satellite town of Milwaukee-where I live, and VERY conservative. Another neocon moron to replace Gonzales. There is word that weenie Dumocrat Joseph Lieberman will be the new permanent AG.

[bootleg42]

Bourgeoisie theater, Bourgeoisie problems, Bourgeoisie Press.

Dammit aren&#39;t we leftist&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; Who care about this???

[Cheung Mo]

Who the fuck cares? We&#39;re talking about the domestic bourgeois politics of a country in which one of the left-wing members of the bourgeoisie&#39;s libral wing referred to Bush as "my President" in an anti-Chavez tirade (even though Chuck Rangel "represents" the Bronx, whose citizens benefitted from Chavez&#39;s discounted heating oil but have not gained anything from either Clinton or Bush&#39;s misadministrations).