The Onion

Monday, August 27, 2007

Attorney General Gonzales Resigns

After mounting controversy, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned from office yesterday. What do you think?

Old Man

Doug Harford,
Systems Analyst
"Congrats, Dirk Kempthorne! You're now my favorite current cabinet member!"

Old Woman

Leslie Doniacz,
Plumbing Apprentice
"How am I supposed to explain this to my kids? That the attorney general is just on a business trip for a while? That he'll be back in a little bit? Think of the children!"

Young Man

William Kern,
Gem Cutter
"Good. Maybe now we can restore some dignity to the attorney general's office and get a classy singer-songwriter type like John Ashcroft."

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