Who might replace Alberto Gonzales?

[tiptoe]

Who might replace Alberto Gonzales?
Attorney general's tepid testimony increases buzz about his departure
By Tom Curry
National affairs writer, MSNBC, Updated: 8:10 a.m. PT April 23, 2007

WASHINGTON - Pundits and politicians are floating ideas about who should replace Alberto Gonzales, if the attorney general decides to quit.

After his performance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the speculation about Gonzales departure has only gotten more intense.

Judiciary Committee Democrat Sen. Charles Schumer, who last week urged Gonzales to quit, has his own short list of nominees Sunday in a Fox News interview:

• Larry Thompson, former number two man of the Justice Department in President Bush’s first term.
  
• James Comey, who served as deputy in the Justice Department after Thompson left.
  
• Retired federal trial judge Michael Mukasey

“My guess is that they would get through the Senate very, very quickly,” Schumer said of his proposed Gonzales replacements. Here’s a brief profile of each:

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See also Palace Revolt for a reality check on what in an AG the WH & Rove and Addington could be looking for (...and I don't think it'd be James Comey!)

http://tinyurl.com/QKK23

[Imagine My Surprise]

1. Charles Nelson Reilly

...would be the only sensible choice at this point.

[valerief]

4. LOL! He'd be FABULOUS! nt

[MADem]

2. Well, he could try for a RECESS appointment, and skip the Senate altogether!

In which case, I'd not be surprised if he tossed it to Harriet (the Spy) Miers!!!!!!

[PDittie]

3. Senator Box Turtle, John Cornyn.

Bank it. If Gonzo finally takes the hint, it's going to be Corn-holio.

[recoveringdittohed]

5. Ann Coulter

She is an attorney and she would fit right in at the * administration.