A "resignation" in this case simply means they don't care to go another 4 years in a high-stress job. Re-election was never certain, and it's common for lots of staff turnover at the halfway point.
Now, if people think this is suddenly going to change shit - they got another thing coming.
2257 was enacted by Congress. Do people come in here bitching about their local Representative or Senator? No, because their minds can't go past
evil Bush and Ashcroft ...
Somehow they think those two are specifically to blame, when that's clearly not the case.