This has to be one of the funnier quotes I’ve seen about Alberto Gonzales in some time. Apparently the AG is the Justice equivalent of Wayne Gretzky, Winston Churchill and, I don’t know, Albert Einstein rolled into one. Says Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO): “If he steps down, who is it that we can find to replace him? Right now, I don’t see an alternative.”

The irreplaceable man.

Romney blasts ABC News for “jeopardizing our national security.” That and other political news of the day in today’s Election Central Happy Hour Roundup.

Edwards and Dodd turn up the heat on fellow Dem Presidential candidates over the Iraq funding showdown. That and other political news of the day in today’s Election Central Morning Roundup.

Today’s Must Read: a Goodling testimony round-up and all those darned unasked questions.

Jim Sleeper makes the case for combining Gore’s wisdom and Obama’s idealism to create the ultimate Democratic ticket.

A glimpse into the Dem Congressional leadership’s thinking: Dems offered Bush a no-timelines Iraq bill because if they hadn’t, the White House would have criticized them for it. Terror of terrors.

Last Friday was the fourth annual Personal Democracy Forum at Pace University in New York City. On Tuesday we brought you Part 1 of our visit to the conference. We bring you Part 2 in today’s episode of TPMtv …

George Bush, sounding somewhat exhausted, bemoans how long the U.S. attorney scandal is dragging on — or being “drug out,” in his view.

Bush to NBC’s David Gregory: Terrorists “are a threat to your children, David.”

Senate to hold Gonzales no-confidence vote in early June.