Justice Department official resigns (Another Gonzo Bot)

[RamboLiberal]

Source: Houston Chronicle

A Justice Department official who was eyed as a possible replacement for one of several fired U.S. attorneys announced her resignation Friday.

Rachel Brand, the assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Policy, will step down July 9, the department said in a statement. The statement did not give a reason for her departure, but Brand is expecting a baby soon.

Brand was a member of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' leadership team. When officials were planning to fire U.S. attorneys in San Diego, San Francisco, Michigan and Arkansas, Brand was named as a possible replacement for Margaret Chiari in Michigan, according to documents released as part of a congressional inquiry.

The firings have led to congressional investigations, an internal Justice Department probe and calls from Capitol Hill for the resignation of Gonzales.

Brand previously served as associate counsel to President Bush and helped shepherd Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito through Senate confirmation.



Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4933528.html

[Demeter]

1. Michigan Dodged a Bullet There

That's one lousy trick Bush couldn't pull on us. 6 years of Depression, cities shrinking, workers fleeing to Wyoming for work.

[Pirate Smile]

2. If it is Friday, then it is time for another Justice official to resign.

[MadMaddie]

3. The heat must be getting pretty hot up there......I think they see

something coming...kinda like rats leaving a sinking ship.....