Fredo quitting tonight?

John Aravosis at AmericaBlog says the buzz in D.C. is that Alberto Gonzales might resign tonight.

If so, Bush's choice for a successor will have to pass muster in a Democratic-controlled Senate, which will be disinclined to approve another stooge like Fredo.

And, of course, a truly independent attorney general could mean big trouble for the administration, what with all of its ethically challenged employees.

Blame gasoline prices on the war in Iraq

That's what John Aravosis says right here.

He makes the point that gas prices actually went down in the wake of 9/11 and then soared when George W. Bush got us into his glorious war.