The Lies Keep Coming

Chimpie is trying to keep his frequent meetings with criminal lobbyist, Jack Abramoff hidden from public scrutiny. Since the modus operandi of the Bush machine is “money buys influence,” any thought that Georgie and Abramoff have not sidled up to each other is ludicrous.

Bush press toadie, Scott McClellan, is claiming that Abramoff may have had two "private staff level meetings" at the White House. Uh, uh - Scott, don't put yourself in another box. You may want to reconsider:

Abramoff, who raised more than $100,000 for Bush in the last campaign, promised big time donors face time with the President and delivered on those promises during the convention. In addition, he traveled to Bush’s ranch in Texas with ex-House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. A former DeLay staffer,cooperating with the investigation into both Abramoff and Delay, told investigators that Abramoff and DeLay visited Bush at his ranch at least four times in 2003 and 2004.

Big money contributors get personal meetings with the Chimpie, at the GOP’s annual Presidential Dinner in Washington, people giving at least $25,000 are hustled into a room before the dinner for face time and photos with Georgie. Abramoff always kept a photo of himself with Bush, shot at Bush's ranch, in his Washington office. The autograph from Bush said “to my great friend Jack.”

Dale Knally, a campaign worker in the 2004 Bush-Cheney re-election campaign, recalls one meeting between Bush and Abramoff during a campaign stop in Florida. “He put his arm around Abramoff and told us that ‘this man is one of this administration’s greatest friends.’

Sounds like they could have been in 'Brokeback Mountain.'

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