Edwards Calls for Gonzo's Resignation

He led the way last week on pulling out of the Nevada debate which was to be aired on Fox, and now John Edwards is the first Democratic presidential candidate to call on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign in the wake of the prosecutor purge scandal. From a just-issued statement released by the campaign:

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales betrayed his public trust by playing politics when his job is to enforce and uphold the law. By violating that trust, he's done a great disservice to his office. If White House officials ordered this purge, he should have refused them. If they insisted, he should have resigned in protest. Attorney General Gonzales should certainly resign now.

Right on. He had some harsh words for Don Bush, too:

Today's news is only the latest and most disturbing sign of the politicization of justice under President Bush. From the abuse of investigative authority under the Patriot Act to the unconstitutional imprisonment of the Guantanamo Bay detainees and illegal torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Bagram Air Force Base, this president has consistently shown contempt for the rule of law.

Uh-huh. I wish the Dems would start calling for his resignation.

Hey—a girl's gotta dream, okay?