I’m a keen observer of what is happening up in NWA. Things are changing there, political attitudes and Republican support seems to be thinning. The first indications to support my theory is what is being said on the editorials pages. This morning, the Northwest Arkansas Times gives a great timeline and its take on the Gonzlaes/Bush AttorneyGate cluster.   Five years ago you could count on never seeing a discouraging word about an Republican in “the corner” especially the POTUS.

Which is why the attorney general should resign right now, today, and save his boss the trouble of picking up the telephone and asking for his resignation. The Justice Department simply cannot continue to function (at least not very well ) with him in charge. So long as he remains, this scandal will be on everyone’s minds, and that’s bad for business. Furthermore, millions of Americans still aren’t sure whether Gonzales personally called for the dismissal of those eight U. S. attorneys, or was simply carrying out orders. Either way, there can be no denying that his credibility has been permanently tarnished.