This is all over the news by now, but in case you haven’t heard: Attorney General Ashcroft, Commerce Secretary Evans Resign

President Bush accepted the resignations of Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Donald Evans late Tuesday in what is expected to be a series of Cabinet changes prior to the Jan. 20 start of his second term.

Both have held their posts since President Bush took office in 2001 and are the first two Cabinet-level officials to announce their departure since the president’s reelection.

My feeling is pretty much what’s being expressed on Slashdot: Yay, Ashcroft’s gone. Uh-oh, who could be next? Uh-oh, we have a Supreme Court opening any day now and a prime candidate.

In other words, this is not necessarily “good news”.