Some good news from Washington, DC, for a change: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, effective 17 September 2007.
He'll be spending more time with his family, not because he used that as a reason (thank heavens!) but because he'll be out of a job.
Alberto Gonzales at a Senate hearing in July 2007 (photo courtesy of New York Times)
I won't dwell on Gonzales' shortcomings. But I am thankful that President Bush did not appoint him to the Supreme Court, since it had long been rumored that Gonzales was being "groomed" for that. I don't think any amount of "grooming" could prepare him for such a monumental task.
I hope that Bush will appoint someone with more integrity and intelligence who is less of a partisan hack. I also hope that the Democrats will neither gloat nor use the upcoming confirmation hearing as a way to extract some lucre from the beleaguered Bush administration. Hope springs eternal!
"Alberto Gonzales is stepping down, but he can't recall why." -- David Letterman
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