They are getting lazier, that's for sure. They didn't even bother to come up with a "I'm moving on to spend more time with family" excuse. Bush can't even hide his own nonsense hypocrisy, "dragging his good name through the... mud". Plamegate anybody?

He needed a lap dog like Gonzo to make sure that no investigations could plague him before he's safely away from the whitehouse...now what I wonder?

Possibly a recess appointment. The timing is perfect.

The investigations in September and the presidential pardons to follow.....

Nicely researched article, particularly considering the fact that Gonzales just announced his resignation.

I won't miss that turd any more than you will, but I'm afraid of whoever Bush will appoint to replace him. I thought Ashcroft was bad but Gonzales turned out to be worse.

I agree, I actually grew to like Al G because his time at the DOJ soon became quite hollow and stagnant, and politicians in his position are finding it harder to push their own partisan agendas now with a democratic congress and the administration making a quick downward spiral. I would actually like more of Gonzo's "doing nothing" rather than putting up with whoever Bush selects as his replacement.

I just watched those two videos? who the fuck were those guys talking about resigning? it wasn't gonzo...wtf? defended civil liberties? I can't believe they didn't start laughing.

Chertoff is being floated as the replacement, so things could actually get worse.

Every time a Bush appointee resigns I ask why doesn't Dubya follow them out the door?

Good job FTR. It's too bad that so many people have their head buried so deep in the sand that they still refuse to see just how bad this president is. It is so scary to me that there are people close enough to the prestard to smell the evil that crawls of his body yet they still dont see it and are willing to sacrifice themselves on his behalf. What was that Marilyn Manson lyric? "You can't see the forest for the trees. You can't smell your own shit on your knees." The thought that he will pardon Gonzo freaks me out the most. Pardons should be handled just like a bill except the president can't veto the decision.

Because this way he can be The Pardonerer......

Michael Chertoff, the secretary of homeland security who is a former federal prosecutor, assistant attorney general and federal judge; Christopher Cox, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and Larry D. Thompson, a former deputy attorney general who is now senior vice president and general counsel of PepsiCo Inc.

- NY Times

potential replacements!

Am I the only one scratching my head? I am filled with some odd mixture of glee and dread following the departures of Turd Blossom and Gonzo. This bad lyric keeps rolling around my head; "why now?" This is all just a little too good. What happens next?

Bush and Cheney go hunting?

It's gonna be a good day after all.

I really like how Al finished up his stupid little speech and then ran the fuck out the side door before anybody could ask him a question. Way to reinforce the idea that you really are a man of integrity and you have nothing to hide - by announcing your resignation and then ducking out the door before anyone can ask you about it.