Bush's top Surpreme Court attorney resigns!

[cynatnite]

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department attorney who represents the Bush administration's legal positions before the Supreme Court says he's resigning after more than seven years on the job.

Solicitor General Paul Clement plans to leave his post June 2 — a few weeks before the nation's highest court adjourns for its summer break.

Clement has been the government's chief court advocate for Bush administration policies surrounding the war on terror, including detaining enemy combatants. The government also won several landmark cases that Clement argued, such as banning late-term abortions and letting Congress prohibit the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

A Justice Department official said Clement did not have any immediate plans other than spending the summer with his children.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/clement_resignation_1

[flor de jasmim]

1. rat...sinking ship...

[Winterblues]

3. If only.....

This ship is going to run it's course and Bush* will walk away as if nothing has happened except for he and all his buddies gaining tremendous wealth..They will be laughing at us for the rest of their lives while sipping their whiskey highballs and yelling at their foreign servants.

[napi21]

2. UH OH! What rotten thing happened that we don't know about YET?

I can't think of any other explaination for anyone in this admin. to leave now with only 5 months remaining until they'll all be replaced!

[hootinholler]

5. I don't know but I hope it's on film.

Maybe he was caught felating Scalia?

-Hoot

[sutz12]

4. We can only hope that he is leaving to prepare his own defense strategy.

:shrug: