MSNBC is reporting right now as I type that GOP Sen. John Sununu (NH) is now calling for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign.
I haven't found any stories in print, as soon as they show up I will update. All I can do for now is to tell people to turn on Hardball right now to see the news.
I guess it's pretty obvious that Sununu--not a great moderate, is very scared of his re-election chances. Nevertheless, A Republican senator calling for Gonzales' resignation is significant and my guess is that Gonzales' days are numbered. The pile on will probably begin very soon. And with the stories coming out that there is now a distance between Gonzales and the White House, I would be surprised if he lasts more than one more week.
Again, I apologize for the short diary, but as soon as I get more information I will add.
UPDATE: From the AP...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John Sununu of New Hampshire on Wednesday became the first Republican in Congress to call for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' dismissal, hours after President Bush expressed confidence in his embattled Cabinet officer.
"I think the president should replace him," Sununu said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Gonzales has been fending off Democratic calls for his firing in the wake of disclosures surrounding the ousters of eight U.S. attorneys.
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"We need to have a strong, credible attorney general that has the confidence of Congress and the American people," said Sununu, who faces a tough re-election campaign next year. "Alberto Gonzales can't fill that role."
"I think the attorney general should be fired," Sununu said.
Ouch!