The president praised and defended Gonzales during brief remarks in Waco, Texas. “After months of unfair treatment, that has created a harmful distraction at the Justice Department, Judge Gonzales decided to resign his position and I accept his decision,” Bush said. “It’s sad that we live in a time when a talented and honorable person like Alberto Gonzales is impeding from doing important work because his good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons.”

The Politico

I really don’t know if this is a good thing or not, but personally I didn’t like Alberto Gonzales.  I believe he played a role in the prosecution of the border guards, but that is just my own opinion.  In any case, I’m glad to see him go.

Senator Craig is in some trouble.

Sen. Larry Craig was arrested in a “lewd conduct incident” in the men’s public restroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in June, according to an arrest report obtained by Roll Call. (For those without RC subscriptions, the article can be read here.)

He was arrested by a plainclothes officer responding to a complaint at the restroom, which has a problem with improper sexual activity. He pleaded guilty Aug. 8 to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, but not before having shown an officer his business card, showing him to be a U.S. senator and asking, “What do you think about that?”

He is claiming it was a misunderstanding, but he has already entered a guilty plea and taken a relatively serious penalty for this, one years probation.  He claims he was just following advice of counsel, but clearly pleading guilty makes it difficult if not impossible make that argument convincingly.  I’m sure Sean will have more to say about what this means for the GOP in 2008, but needless to say, this is more very bad news.

UPDATE:  Senator Craig is claiming that he should have had advice from counsel, not stating that he was following counsel when he pled guilty.  My apologies.