From the WaPo: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will announce his resignation today at 10:30 am. An ally of President Bush since their days together in Texas, Alberto-“VO5”-Gonzales has been at the apex of the firing of U.S. attorneys and wire-tapping controversies. (Photo courtesy of FDL)
With news of Gonzales departure, BushCo needs to find someone who can be embraced (confirmed) by Congress, without linkage to any scandal or prosecution. The name at the top of the list is Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (link to Think Progress). President Bush will make an announcement (read: “Heck-of-a-job” speech) this morning (from Waco, TX) in regards to Gonzales’ departure. Until Gonzales replacement can be found, US Solicitor General Paul Clement (resume: worked for Kenneth Star at Kirlkland, Ellis; staffed for John Ashcroft and helped pen two of the amicus curie briefs in Bush v. Gore while working with the American Center for Law & Justice) will be acting Attorney General.
Other names such as Larry Thompson, Bud Cummins and Clay Johnson (from the OMB) are also being tossed around as potential Atty General Nominations. If President Bush does announce that Secretary Chertoff will be nominated from Waco this morning, the significance in the circular relationship will be that Chertoff will have the ugliest mug to hang on DOJ offices around the country since Janet Reno (who had her own “incident” in Waco, Texas). Photo of Sec. Chertoff courtesy of The White House. Whomever the President nominates, I just hope he keeps a daily journal, calendar or perhaps has a better memory to recall things than Alberto-VO5 did.Posted by The Bushido
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