As we all know by now John Ashcroft has resigned. Whether it was because he recently had major surgery or he was too much of a lightning rod for criticism...perhaps we'll never know.
But I know one thing now. Ashcroft handwrote a five page letter to Bush submitting his resignation. In it he states one of the reasons he feels comfortable resigning is...
"The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved. Yet I believe that the Department of Justice would be well served by new leadership and fresh inspiration."
In case you were wondering, there is no longer anything to fear. John Ashcroft has fixed it.