“I have long believed that Alberto Gonzales subverted justice to promote a political agenda, and so I am pleased that he has finally resigned today. The President needs to nominate an Attorney General who will be the people’s lawyer, not the President’s lawyer, and in an Obama Administration that person will first and foremost defend and promote the rights and liberties enshrined in our Constitution.” – Barack Obama

“Better late than never.” – John Edwards

“Long overdue. The president must nominate an attorney general who is a lawyer for the American people, not a political arm of the White House.” — New Mexico governor Bill Richardson.