Bipartisan Scandal

Never heard of that guy. He was just handing out money to everyone on the hill. Right, George?

Four months after he took the oath of office in 2001, President George W. Bush was the attraction, and the White House the venue, for a fundraiser organized by the alleged perpetrator of the largest billing fraud in the history of corporate lobbying. In May 2001, Jack Abramoff’s lobbying client book was worth $4.1 million in annual billing for the Greenberg Traurig law firm. He was a friend of Bush advisor Karl Rove. He was a Bush “Pioneer,” delivering at least $100,000 in bundled contributions to the 2000 campaign. He had just concluded his work on the Bush Transition Team as an advisor to the Department of the Interior. He had sent his personal assistant Susan Ralston to the White House to work as Rove’s personal assistant. He was a close friend, advisor, and high-dollar fundraiser for the most powerful man in Congress, Tom DeLay. Abramoff was so closely tied to the Bush Administration that he could, and did, charge two of his clients $25,000 for a White House lunch date and a meeting with the President. From the same two clients he took to the White House in May 2001, Abramoff also obtained $2.5 million in contributions for a non-profit foundation he and his wife operated.

Yes, the Abramoff scandal is bipartisan. Now I see. Abramoff, a College Republican true believer for 25 years, pal of Karl Rove and Tom DeLay, Bush "Pioneer', just handing out money to Democrats on the Hill.

Riiiiiight.

Now some in the media are deliberately trying to muddy the waters. I can hear them now.

Must. Protect. Dear Leader.

There's no way anyone with a brain would think this is anything but a Republican scandal. Any attempt to tie Abramoff to Democrats is deliberate hackery.

Name one Democrat under investigation for ties to Abramoff. Name one Democrat that received a direct contribution from Jack Abramoff.

Bipartisan Scandal