The resignation of Gonzales leaves the Bush administration with only one figure – Cheney – more polarizing than Bush himself.

From The Wall Street Journal Online in an article entitled "One Less Lightning Rod For Bush Administration:"

And then there was Cheney. The resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales leaves the Bush administration with only one figure -- Vice President Dick Cheney -- more polarizing than President Bush himself, and suggests his last 17 months could be the rockiest yet.

White House and Justice officials tell the New York Times it was Mr. Gonzales's initiative, but other Republicans close to the administration say he was eased out.