EXCLUSIVE EMAILS: Jack Abramoff Describes Relationship With President Bush

[PhilipShore]

Think Progress
EXCLUSIVE EMAILS: Jack Abramoff Describes Relationship With President Bush
Feb. 8, 2006

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/02/08/exclusive-abramoff-emails/

ThinkProgress has obtained emails written by Jack Abramoff in which the fallen lobbyist personally describes his relationship with President Bush. They depict a relationship far more extensive than has been previously reported.

The emails written by Abramoff were addressed to Kim Eisler, the national editor of Washingtonian magazine. The Washingtonian recently reported on the existence of several photographs showing Abramoff and Bush together. Eisler is also the author of Revenge of the Pequots, a book about tribal politics for which Abramoff was interviewed.

In the emails, Abramoff describes meeting Bush “in almost a dozen settings,” and details how he was personally invited to President Bush’s private ranch in Crawford, Texas, for a gathering of Bush fundraisers in 2003. Abramoff did not attend, citing a religious observance.

Abramoff emailed Eisler about his invitation to Crawford and his decision not to attend...

[applegrove]

1. Though I am sure Abramoff has a relationship with a few people in

the WH - it is just as likely that someone with his character would exploit any relationship and expand it - for financial gain.

We don't know the exact relationship until we know.

[marmar]

2. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt...

Maybe he was high on cocaine when he met Abramoff and can't remember him. :sarcasm: More irrefutable evidence that the man who claims to be president is a lying jackass. And Boehner is claiming not to know Abramoff either, even though there's a long paper trail of their relationship. The Republican Party is such a septic tank. :yoiks:

[dazzlerazzle]

3. excellent

the "perrspectives.com" website is great...

[Catrina]

4. He was on Bush's transition team, wasn't he? We KNOW Bush lies

Abramoff is a scumbag but all the emails I've read so far between him and various cohorts, have turned out to be true. When he said he was to screw someone, he did. When he said he could get a Congressman to do what he wanted, he was not fooling ~

So, until proven otherwise, Jack's credibility so far, when it comes to his boasts about who he could influence being true, I tend to believe him. He was helping Bush more than anyone achieve his goal of total control of the political agenda. Why wouldn't Bush be happy with him?