Attorney General Bob McDonnell announced his resignation this morning in an email to OAG staffers.  No big surprise there—for the last thirty years, no Virginia Attorney General has served more than three years in office.  Julian Walker at the PilotOnline  has the story.

IMHO, Bob McDonnell has done a fine job as AG, and he has been a big improvement over his predecessors in many ways.  It appears that Bill Mims, McDonnell's chief deputy, is poised to take the reins.  Because the General Assembly is in session, the decision will be confirmed by them, and Mims is expected to sail through.