Broadcast news outlets are reporting that Secretary of State Colin Powell has resigned from President George W. Bush's cabinet. He has said that he will stay on until his replacement is found, CNN reported. So his leaving will not be immediate.Powell reportedly handed in his resignation Friday. But the president has not yet accepted his resignation. CNN reported that there is a lot of speculation that Condoleezza Rice will be offered Powell's position. Earlier this month, Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans resigned.
In a handwritten, five-page letter to the president, Ashcroft wrote that "the objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved." But he goes on to say that the Justice Department would be "well served" by "new leadership and fresh inspiration." Evans is a close friend of Bush's from Texas. He wrote that while "the promise" of Bush's second term "shines bright," he believes it's time to go home. |