U.S. Attorney General Resigns

willie3204 is one of many to mention that U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned. One of Gonzales' main opponents praised his decision stating that: "'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.'"

Comments

Thank goodness

[thdougherty]

Fortunately for Gonzales, he will probably soon forget he held the position and made a mockery of the judicial system...

Re:Thank goodness

[Sponge Bath]

I always felt that Peter Gabriel's song "I don't remember"
could have been Gonzales' theme music:

I don't remember,
I don't recal,
I have no memory
of anything at all.

Lightbulbs

[dws90]

How many Alberto Gonzaleses does it take to change a lightbulb?

One, but he'll end up doing it multiple times because he can't recall doing it before.

Re:Lightbulbs

[Anonymous Coward]

How many Alberto Gonzaleses does it take to change a lightbulb?

Actually, a $6 billion no-bid bulb-changing contract was already given to Halliburton.

one more thing...

[Anonymous Coward]

"'For the previous six months, the United States Government has been virtually nonfunctional and desperately needs new leadership Fixed that for you.

Re:... and the Daily Show is off this week.

[Da Fokka]

Har har, in the Netherlands we get' em two weeks late so we are OK :)

Re:Better late than never

[Shakrai]

He is just a puppet. The puppet master is still pretty much in power. I doubt his replacement will be different. The democrats pretty much gave Bush a blank check to do whatever he wants.

Got a better idea? What should they do? Impeach him? What kind of Congress would waste months of time and disillusion millions of Americans by impeaching a President when they know they will never be able to get a conviction in the Senate..... oh wait, n/m....

Schumer's a camera whore

[Anonymous Coward]

The President shouldn't have to nominate someone that the democrats support, but someone that is competent, experienced and has a history of obeying the law. If the democrats can't support that then they've got no hope in November of 2008.

Re:It was about time

[Dr. Manhattan]

My favorite cartoon about the Gonzales' "I don't recall" stuff.

Wouldn't it save the taxpayers money....

[DickBreath]

...to simply outsource the DoJ to somewhere offshore which can perform its non-function for much less money?

Just wondering.

Re:... and the Daily Show is off this week.

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't think you understand the concept of space and time.

Re:It was about time

[MMC Monster]

Actually, this sounds reasonable. If an elected official cannot remember whether something happened or not, maybe they seek mandatory neurologic testing to make sure there isn't a reason. If he cannot remember a number of different events, maybe he/she should be institutionalized for his own safety.

Re:Not likely

[BrowserCapsGuy]

What needs to happen is for the government to have a serious look on whether the electoral college voting system is still needed today.

I remember back in the election of 2000 there were some supposedly very bright people who kept referring to the Electoral College as the Electorial College. As long as we have people like that there is a need for the Electoral College.

Rove has free time now

[Analogy Man]

Now that Rove is available I am sure he would be confirmed with no problem. Certainly a man that can put the law before partisan considerations.

Interesting dance

[benhocking]

Don't believe for a second that your vote matters or makes a difference.

Yet, you somehow think that not voting will matter more. Your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Re:An old sentiment

[ultranova]

This particular governmental power was hastily repealed in 1802 when it became likely that Thomas Jefferson (a staunch opponent of the act and those who passed it) would win the next presidency.

Is this the same Thomas Jefferson who was elected President in 1800?

Well, you see, they didn't have Diebold machines back then, so they had to do the recounts by hand, and that took some time; so why Jefferson was elected in 1800, they didn't know it until two years later. That's why you need electronic voting: if they had had that, the Diebold accountants could had simply compared the contributions from both parties to determine the winner.

Remember: a political bribe a day keeps freedom away !

I'd give a dollar..

[StikyPad]

..to see what books are on that shelf in the background. What are the odds on World Leadership for Dummies?

Probably not as good as World History: A Story in Pictures.