US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez Resigns
Aug 27th, 2007 by Shaun Carter
While I don’t normally get into political discussions for obvious reasons, the news coming out today regarding the US Attorney General, Alberto Gonzalez, is long overdue. AG Alberto Gonzalez has submitted his resignation and President Bush has accepted it “with regret” after a Sunday meeting at his Crawford, Texas ranch.
The events that unfolded within our justice department over the last year have disgraced our country and lessened credibility of the system within our borders as well. The mass firing of “liberal” federal prosecutors by a very conservative AG has led to many resignations in the lower ranks already. This fiasco has sidetracked the justice department and is sucking up resources that could be better spent on serious issues facing this country.
Gonzalez has been pressured to resign by both Republican and Democratic senators and representatives of Congress, but he has resisted and President Bush has continued to back him. This resignation amid the scandals in his department will no doubt negatively impact the President’s reputation yet again because of his staunch support of Gonzalez from the beginning.
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