Democrats have called for a no confidence vote on loyal Bushie Alberto Gonzales. Sens. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. are leading this effort. The vote will happen next week.
Pat Roberts, Norm Coleman and Chuck Hagel are some of the influential Republicans who have called for Gonzales' resignation. Earlier today, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., predicted that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will resign.
The announcement of the no-confidence measure, which was first reported by Roll Call, comes as Gonzales finds himself under a growing avalanche of criticism. Five Republican senators -- joined today by Sen. Norm Coleman -- already have called for his resignation, and experts say his close, personal friendship with President Bush is the only reason he still has a job.
"It seems the only person who has confidence in the attorney general is President Bush," Schumer told reporters, according to The Associated Press. "The president long ago should have asked the attorney general to step down."
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