PittsburghThoughts

Well, I do declare,

Ding dong the prick is gone, the prick is gone, the prick is gone. WOOHOO! YIPPEE! SHOUTS AND CHEERS!

The celebratory atmosphere will be short-lived. The next prick may be worse, although worse than Gonzales is hard to fathom. Today's New York Times has this to say:

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.

Mr. Bush has not yet chosen a replacement but will not leave the position open long, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the Attorney General’s resignation had not yet been made public.

Oddly, although I scoured the NYT's this morning, I didn't see it. *I found it at: Firedoglake - Firedoglake weblog. They add:

A formal announcement on the resignation is expected later this morning. Sure brings that whole “Gonzales to be replaced by Chertoff” rumor into sharper focus, doesn't it?  More as we get it on this one…

UPDATE:  ThinkProgress says that USNews is also floating the Chertoff as replacement rumor.

CHEROFF? He has the presence of an undertaker that really enjoys his work. McGruff the Crime Dog would be a better choice than CHERTOFF! Lord help us.     Gene