WASHINGTON (CNN) — CIA Director George Tenet has resigned, citing personal reasons, President Bush said Thursday.

…Former CIA Director Stansfield Turner said the timing of Tenet’s resignation — just five months before the presidential election — cast doubt on the explanation that it was a personal decision.

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Possible Explanations from George Tenet:

- “Personal reasons. Personally, I’m pretty sure I was about to get fired.”

- “Sure, when I resign it makes the news. But all the times I prevented myself from resigning - those don’t get reported.”

- “I resigned!?”

- “I had no protection from the massive threat levels we were under from the DoD.”

- “Actually, I resigned 16 months ago. Unfortunately, due to communications problems, the news didn’t reach me until this morning.”

- “After all the fantastic intelligence work surrounding 9/11 and the Iraq War, this one was a slam dunk.”

- “Yellowcake, Plame, Chalabi… I just wanted to leave while the administration’s respect for the CIA was at such an all-time high.”

- “Uh… no reason, nothing special. I just wanna spend more time with my family. Before the summer. In a cave. In Canada. Gotta go - good luck, all!”

- “I’m going to be informed by the President about my personal reasons on a need-to-know basis.”

“- ‘Fall guy?’ Nonsense. George W. Bush is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life. Donald Rumsfeld is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life. Paul Wolfowitz is the…”