I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

William Mercer, the Acting Associate Attorney General, resigned on June 22, 2007.

Michael Elston, chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, resigned on June 15, 2007.

Monica Goodling, Alberto Gonzales' White House liaison, resigned on April 6, 2007.

And what do all of these dates have in common? They're all Fridays. (And, in each instance, the resignations were announced in the late afternoon.)

The Late-Friday-Media Trick has been around since before Bush took office -- release embarrassing news when it's least likely to get noticed -- but no White House has ever been this shameless.