Exit Stage Left

AG Alberto Gonzalez finally quit. He follows Rumsfeld, Rove, and a list of others; the Justice Department has been decimated also. Of these, some are resignations of incompetence, others - like Colin Powell - of disgust. Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense: GONE. Resigned November 8, 2006. John R. Bolton, Ambassador to the United Nations: GONE. Resigned December 5, 2006. Harriet E. Miers, White House Counsel: GONE. Resigned January 4, 2007. Peter Wehner, White House Director of Strategic Initiatives: GONE. Resigned March 29, 2007. Meghan O'Sullivan, Deputy National Security Adviser: GONE. Resigned April 2, 2007. J.D. Crouch II, Deputy National Security Adviser: GONE. Resigned May 4, 2007. Sara M. Taylor, White House Director of Political Affairs: GONE. Resigned Late May, 2007. Dan Bartlett, White House Counselor: GONE. Resigned June 2, 2007. Rob Portman, OMB Director: GONE. Resigned June 19, 2007. Karl Rove: GONE. Resignation effective August 31, 2007. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, today. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty announced his resignation May 14th. Acting Associate Attorney General William Mercer (the Department's #3) announced that he was withdrawing his nomination for the position June 22nd. Kyle Sampson, Gonzales' chief of staff, resigned March 13th. Department White House liaison Monica Goodling resigned April 6th. Michael Elston, McNulty's chief of staff, resigned June 15th. Executive Director of the Executive Office of United States Attorneys Michael Battle, announced his resignation in mid-February. Bradley Schlozman, an attorney in the Counsel to the Director staff at the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, formerly the U.S. attorney for Kansas City and a former acting assistant attorney for the Civil Rights Division, resigned mid August. There is lots of commentary on this all over the web, such as at NPR and NRO (differing opinions, I assure you). Only time will tell how long it will take to undo the damage Gonzalez and Co. have caused.