Help With Getting the Jaw Back Up, Please? Hello?

Ashcraft has resigned from the Cabinet.

The New York Times > Washington > Attorney General and Commerce Secretary Resign From Cabinet

My favorite line: "'The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved,'" Mr. Ashcroft wrote in a five-page, handwritten letter to Mr. Bush, The A.P. said."

I can't get my jaw up off the floor.