Goodbye Ari

The Washington Post is reporting that Ari Fleischer is stepping down as White House Press Secretary:

White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, the public face of the Bush administration through two wars and a terrorist attack, said Monday he will resign in July to enter the private sector.

“I love this job,” Fleischer told reporters at his informal Monday morning briefing. “I believe deeply about President Bush as a man and I believe deeply in his policies, but it’s my time to go.”

Now here is a man with my infinite respect. You have to hand it to anyone who has served as press secretary, that is one heck of a job!