Seventh Justice Department official resigns -- no one wants to work for Alberto anymore

Assistant US Attorney General Rachel Brand became theseventh Justice Department official to resign amid the ongoing scandalinvolving Alberto Gonzales.  Strategically, Brand even used her post as a launchingpad to try and become areplacement for one of the fired US attorneys:

When officials were planning to fire prosecutors in San Diego, SanFrancisco, Michigan and Arkansas, Ms. Brand was named as a possiblereplacement for Margaret Chiari in Michigan, according to documentsreleased as part of a Congressional inquiry.

The Justice Department is in shambles.  The Bush Administration ishaving a very difficult time trying to fill the Justice Department vacancies.  For example, last week thePresident's nomineeto fill the third most powerful Justice Department spot withdrew hisname just days before the Senate confirmation hearings.

No one wantsto work for Mr. Gonzales and have their resume permanently tarnished.  I sure would not.