Abramoff to Jail
Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff is to be incarcerated today. Prosecutors aren't entirely happy about it though because he was still providing them with information. With him in jail, the investigations he was assisting in, which according to ABC's Brian Ross include several "seriously corrupted Democratic senators", will be hampered by not have the same unfettered access they once did. And while many of the blogs highlighting this story are harping on the "corrupt Democrats" angle, something else from Ross' report caught my attention:
If true, this would go along way to explain why it suddenly became imperative that Jack be fitted for an orange jumpsuit and frogmarched off to the pokey. No doubt Karl would have loved to push the "corrupt Democrats" meme but it would have meant the risk of having to explain why his fingerprints were on the pie as well.
Update: Kvatch's Ode to Jack.
[..] sources say Abramoff was about to provide information about Bush administration officials, including Karl Rove, "accepting things of value" from Abramoff. (emphasis mine)
If true, this would go along way to explain why it suddenly became imperative that Jack be fitted for an orange jumpsuit and frogmarched off to the pokey. No doubt Karl would have loved to push the "corrupt Democrats" meme but it would have meant the risk of having to explain why his fingerprints were on the pie as well.
Update: Kvatch's Ode to Jack.
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