Sing, sing like a bird Jack!

[MichiganMat]

From DailyKos: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/3/8/11633/33597

Some excerpts:

"Mr. Abramoff flatters himself," Mark Salter, McCain's administrative assistant, tells Margolick. "Senator McCain was unaware of his existence until he read initial press accounts of Abramoff's abuses, and had never laid eyes on him until he appeared before the committee."
Abramoff says, "As best I can remember, when I met with him, he didn't have his eyes shut. I'm surprised that Senator McCain has joined the chorus of amnesiacs."

Ken Mehlman, who recently claimed he didn't really know Abramoff. According to documents obtained by Vanity Fair, Mehlman exchanged e-mail with Abramoff, and did him political favors (such as preventing Clinton administration alumnus Allen Stayman from keeping a State Department job), had Sabbath dinner at Abramoff's house, and offered to pick up Abramoff's tab at Signatures, Abramoff's own restaurant.


... and the beat goes on. I kinda like this Abramoff character, he's got personality

[Mulhollanddose]

I wish there was half the outrage when Gore asserted that there "was no controlling legal authority" regarding enforcing campaign finance violations of raising funds from the Chinese Military. I guess it is less of a scandal when uber-Democrat contributors (Loral and Hughes) directly buy off a President and political party to allow ICBM technology to be transferred to the Chi-Coms.

In 2002, Loral Space reached a settlement with the State Department over charges of passing advanced military technology to the Chinese Army. Loral agreed to pay $20 million in fines, but did not admit nor deny wrongdoing.

In 2003, Loral declared bankruptcy. The aerospace giant that sold for $72 a share in 1996 watched as its shares tumbled to less than 20 cents a share.

Yet, despite hard times for its investors, Loral's CEO Bernard Schwartz has managed to cough up over $4 million in political donations for the Democrats and non-profit 527 organizations opposed to President Bush.


That little scandal seemed to slip through the media cycle, who cares if it makes Abramoff look like chump change.

[Joeaksa]

And when is Sandy Berger going to sing and tell the truth why he stole the classified documents for his Dem leaders? Come on Matt, lets get them all to sing!

[MichiganMat]

SANDY BERGER!!@#%!

[widebody911]

Chappaquiddik! Tippacanoe and Teddy too!

[Joeaksa]

Hey, if you guys want the truth, lets get it all out in the open.

[Mulhollanddose]

Originally posted by Joeaksa
And when is Sandy Berger going to sing and tell the truth why he stole the classified documents for his Dem leaders? Come on Matt, lets get them all to sing!

Hear hear!...but that wouldn't fit the media agenda, would it?

[MichiganMat]

I like the Newt Gingrich references best:

Newt Gingrich, whose spokesman Rick Tyler tells Margolick that "Before [Abramoff's] picture appeared on TV and in the newspapers, Newt wouldn't have known him if he fell across him. He hadn't seen him in 10 years." A rankled Abramoff says "I have more pictures of [Newt] than I have of my wife." Abramoff shows Margolick numerous photographs: "Here's Newt. Newt. Newt. Newt. More Newt. Newt with Grover [Norquist, the Washington conservative Republican Über-strategist and longtime Abramoff friend] this time. But Newt never met me. Ollie North. Newt. Can't be Newt ... he never met me. Oh, Newt! What's he doing there? Must be a Newt look-alike.... Newt again! It's sick! I thought he never met me!"

I suppose its the medias fault that Newtie lied, er forgot?@# Amnesiac indeed.

[juanbenae]

Originally posted by widebody911
Chappaquiddik! Tippacanoe and Teddy too!

don't forget about that BJ in the oval office.... better to bring it up before joe does.

[kach22i]

Abramoff UPDATE:

Abramoff May Be Subpoenaed in Slaying Case
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/03/24/D8GI3VVO0.html

A judge has approved subpoenas for former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and an ex-business partner to answer questions about the mob-style slaying of the owner of a gambling fleet they bought.

Abramoff and Adam Kidan have insisted, through their attorneys, that they know nothing about the slaying of Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis, who was ambushed in his car by a gunman in Fort Lauderdale a few months after the pair bought SunCruz Casinos from him.

A lawyer for Anthony "Big Tony" Moscatiello, one of three men charged in the 2001 slaying, wants to question Abramoff and Kidan, according to court documents. Circuit Judge Michael Kaplan approved the request Thursday, but the subpoenas had not been issued by Friday morning.

The SunCruz purchase is "at the heart" of the murder case, Moscatiello attorney Dave Bogenschutz said in court papers. .................................................. ................................... Abramoff and Kidan face prison sentences of just more than seven years in the Florida fraud case. They admitted fabricating a fake wire transfer to make it appear they were putting a sizable chunk of their own money into the $147.5 million purchase of the gambling fleet.

[bigchillcar]

the definition of insanity..
ryan

[Moneyguy1]

Yup..Doing the same thing over and over and hoping that the outcome will somehow change...i

[techweenie]

Abramoff has publicly stated that not only did Bush know him, but that they were very friendly. Somehow, I don't think he'll make it to trial. One way or another, the Repubs have to prevent his singing the whole song before the midterms.

[Jim Richards]

No big loss if some tainted Dems fall by the wayside, too. The air in DC might smell a bit fresher after all this is through.

[techweenie]

Originally posted by Jim Richards
No big loss if some tainted Dems fall by the wayside, too. The air in DC might smell a bit fresher after all this is through.

Ummm, except that Jack never gave his money to any Democrats. The press has been very reluctant to point that out.

[kach22i]

Originally posted by techweenie
Ummm, except that Jack never gave his money to any Democrats. The press has been very reluctant to point that out.

Yep, I don't think anyone has been able to prove Howard Dean's early statements wrong on this.