Gonzales OUT!

Controversial Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, according to the New York Times and the Associated Press. Gonzales submitted his resignation to the President on Friday, and an official announcement is expected later today.

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned. A senior administration official said he would announce the decision later this morning in Washington.

Mr. Gonzales, who had rebuffed calls for his resignation, submitted his to President Bush by telephone on Friday, the official said. His decision was not immediately announced, the official added, until after the president invited him and his wife to lunch at his ranch near here.

Possible replacements include head of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff and Senator Orrin Hatch.

So there you have it, another rat is leaving a sinking ship!

For Senator Vitter it's just another day at the office

The Washington Post reports:

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) emerged this evening from his week-long self-imposed isolation after admitting his involvement with an escort service facing federal prostitution charges, asking for forgiveness but vowing to continue his work as a senator.

Yep, it was just another day at the office for the conservative Senator.

Vitter finally returned to the Capitol this morning, eight days after fleeing his senatorial duties amid the revelations. Vitter was flanked by the staunchest social conservative in the chamber, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), as the two entered the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon using a backdoor that rank-and-file members rarely use to enter the stately Mansfield Room.

Inside the GOP lunch, staff was cleared out at one point for Vitter to address his colleagues, a several minute span which was capped with a round of applause. (Audible to reporters outside the room, it was unclear whether the applause was generated by something Vitter said or something someone else said in support of the lawmaker.)

"I think there was a general acceptance of what he said," Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) said, declining any other comment - as most senators did - about Vitter's closed-door statement to his colleagues.

Is anyone surprised?

Rove and the Secret Email Account

Karl Rove is so intimately involved in everything Bush ... Bush & Co. are so corrupt ... Rove is so slimy it's hard to imagine how he's been able to escape prosecution. He's managed to take the Teflon tag away from Ronald Reagan!

Here is a summary provided by Lambert at Correntewire.com:

Rove wanted to put all White House electronic communication beyond the rule of law. So he privatized it. End of story. And if we can get our hands on it, the whole secret history of the administration will be ours. What we're after is the details on how the privatization was done -- the vendors and the technical detail.

And it's very very interesting that Rove is PERSONALLY involved.

For the latest Rove escapade, follow the yellow brick link!