This seems to follow a pattern. People call for a resignation, the official line is put out that the person in trouble has full executive support, then 2-3 mo's later they put in their papers. Every one knows that since the executive branch personell serve at the pleasure of the president, they resign when he tells them to.
ncnavguy Reviewed by ncnavguy on . White House officials: Alberto Gonzales has resigned White House officials: Alberto Gonzales has resigned White House officials: Alberto Gonzales has resigned -- Newsday.com BY JENNIFER LOVEN AND LARA JAKES JORDAN | The Associated Press 9:30 AM EDT, August 27, 2007 CRAWFORD, Texas - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned, ending a months-long standoff with Republican and Democratic critics who called for his ouster over the Justice Department's botched handling of FBI terror investigations and the firing of U.S. attorneys, Rating: 5