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Heres a list of all the corrupt worthless excuses for a human being who have resigned from office during the bush fiasco. Pretty crazy, funny how only a couple are really even mentioned in the news......sigh
Alberto Gonzales: Resigned, August 2007
The loss of Gonzales, the Attorney General since 2005 and one of Bush's closest friends, is one of the biggest blows to the President. Reflecting on Gonzales's resignation, effective next month, Bush said that his friend's "good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons". A controversial figure in Washington, Gonzales had become embroiled in a bitter row over the sacking of eight US prosecutors.
Karl Rove: Resigned, August 2007
As a student, the committed Republican Rove invited Chicago vagrants to drink free beer at a plush Democrat reception. Often dubbed "the brains behind Bush", the Deputy Chief of Staff has continued to be dogged by controversy, most recently being implicated in the Valerie Plame CIA "outing" affair. He leaves at the end of the week, after 14 years, citing family reasons for his departure.
Dan Bartlett: Resigned, June 2007
One of Bush's longest-serving and most loyal aides, Bartlett has been described as being like a son to the President, whose gubernatorial campaign he worked on in 1994. After rising through the ranks to become President Bush's communications director, Bartlett, 36, resigned to spend more time with his young family.
Paul Wolfowitz: Resigned, June 2007
A key architect of the neoconservatism that has defined Bush's presidency, Wolfowitz was one of the key supporters of the invasion of Iraq, making his 2005 appointment as President of the World Bank deeply unpopular with those who had opposed it. He was forced to step down in June over the part he played in awarding a huge pay-rise to his partner, a former World Bank employee.
Harriet Miers: Resigned, January 2007
Bush's most senior lawyer had been a loyal adviser since the 1980s, and the President put her forward for the position of Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court in 2005. But, under pressure from Democrats and conservative law-makers unhappy at her credentials, he later withdrew her nomination, saying she had asked him to do so. Miers resigned her post as White House counsel earlier this year.
John Bolton: Resigned, December 2006
Only President Bush would choose a man like Bolton to be the US envoy to the UN. The hardline lawyer, whose 2005 appointment raised eyebrows among both Republicans and Democrats, once said there was "no such thing" as the UN and called the US the world's "only real power". Accused of bullying his subordinates and abusing access to intelligence, he stepped down in December.
Donald Rumsfeld: Retired, December 2006
As the mastermind behind the "shock and awe" strategy in the Iraq war, and Bush's most prominent ally in his war on terror, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld's position became untenable when his reputation was tarnished by the state of affairs in Iraq. He is writing his memoirs.
Andrew Card: Resigned, March 2006
Card had served Bush for 15 years at the time of his resignation. Once said to have been asked by his wife: "Are you married to me or George Bush?", he was the aide seen informing a dumbstruck President about the 9/11 attacks during a visit to a Florida elementary school. Card apparently resigned his position as White House Chief of Staff after becoming disillusioned with the Iraq war, fearing it would be seen as another Vietnam.
Lewis 'Scooter' Libby: Resigned, October 2005
The Chief of Staff to Vice-President Dick Cheney, and former Bush aide, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years last June for perjury and obstruction of justice. Libby had lied about his attempt in 2003 to leak information to a New York Times journalist, leading to the identification of the CIA agent Valerie Plame, whose husband was a critic of the Iraq war.
John Ashcroft: Resigned, 2004
Bush's Attorney General after the 2000 election, Ashcroft became the first high-profile departure after the President won a second term in 2004. Staunchly religious and anti-abortion, his appointment was a reward for the religious right's support. He was a key supporter of the controversial post-September 11 Patriot Act.
Colin Powell: Resigned, 2004
Since his resignation, the former Secretary of State has become increasingly critical of the Bush administration and the conduct of troops and treatment of detainees in Iraq. The former military leader was appointed to the State Department in 2001, where he frequently clashed with Cheney and Rumsfeld, who favoured a more belligerent approach in the run-up to the Iraq War.
Ari Fleischer: Resigned, 2003
Inducted into Bush's camp a year before the 2000 election, Fleischer became a household name thanks to his daily press briefings after the September 11 attacks. The White House Press Secretary reportedly had an uneasy relationship with both his press corps and Bush's cabinet, but claimed a desire to spend more time with his family, which he did in July 2003.
