It is about time, after losing all creditability he was an albatross around the President's neck. It will be interesting to see if the Democrats receed or continue to press forward with the AG firings and illegal wire tapping allegations???

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has resigned from his post, according to an administration official, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and over the use of warrantless wiretaps in the war on terror. 

The announcement came as a surprise to many in the administration. Gonzales was tight-lipped about his thinking before going on vacation more than a week ago and aides were planning events for the next several months.

After spending time with his family in Texas, however, and facing the prospect of returning to Washington for months of continued fights with Congress, he called the president on Friday.

The White House has asked anyone staying past Labor Day to stay the remainder of the president’s term.

Gonzales, formerly Bush’s White House counsel, served more than two years at the Justice Department. In announcing his decision, Gonzales reflected on his up-from-the-bootstraps life story; he’s the son of migrant farm workers from Mexico who didn’t finish elementary school.

“Even my worst days as attorney general have been better than my father’s best days,” Gonzales said.