It seems that even when the GOP has the Abramoff albatross around its neck, it still can't bring itself to do things out in the open or do things that help America's seniors.
Today's Washington Post printed a story that described House and Senate GOP negotiator meetings behind closed doors "agreed on a change to Senate-passed Medicare legislation that would save the health insurance industry $22 billion over the next ten decade." Instead of passing a bill that saves money for seniors, the GOP cow-towed to the health insurance lobbyists and restored $22 billion of the Senate-passed $26 billion in cuts. I guess we can see who butters who's bread!
White House spokesman Scott McClelland said during a 4 January press briefing that he would get back to reporters on whether Jack Abramoff attended any staff meetings. During the 17 January press briefing, McClelland said "I won't get into discussing staff meetings." I'll take that as a "yes."
Abramoff and President Bush had numerous photos taken together at the White House and the White House has decided not to release them. I wonder why...
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