--------------------------------- And now the continuing story of Jack Abramoff.......
Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist who personally contributed to only Republicans, is still talking to prosecutors about his involvement with elected officials. It seems as though Jack Abramoff was a lot chummier with the White House than originally thought. Abramoff logged about 200 visits to the White House in the first 10 months of the Bush administration. Abramoff was also part of the transition team for the Interior Department. Wow!
There has even talk that Abramoff visited the Bush ranch!!! Here is an excerpt from Capital Hill Blue:
...A former DeLay staffer who is cooperating with the investigation into both Abramoff and the disgraced GOP leader’s activities, has told investigators that Abramoff and DeLay visited Bush at his ranch on at least four occasions in 2003 and 2004.
It is common for big money contributors to get personal meetings with the President. At the GOP’s annual Presidential Dinner in Washington, those who pony up at least $25,000 are hustled into a room before the dinner for time and photo ops with the President.
Abramoff kept a photo of himself with Bush, shot at the Crawford ranch, in his office in Washington. The autograph from Bush said “to my great friend Jack.”
Dale Knally, a campaign worker in the 2004 Bush-Cheney re-election campaign, recalls a meeting between Bush and Abramoff during a campaign stop in Florida....
Don't you wish everyone would just come clean about their relationship with Abramoff? That won't happen. However, there is a good chance that all will be revealed because Abramoff is trying to reduce his jail time.
**The New York Times has a great opinion article called If You Give A Congressman Cookie. It is a must read for all those disgusted by the Republican corruption.
