Random GOP Nonsense

Not new scandals for the GOP, but more being uncovered on existing ones...

First, Republicans are likely to be hyping up this news- The Secret Service have released the records of Abramoff's visits to the White House... the records show only two visits (one in March 2001, the other in January 2004). See Dumbocrats, no scandal here, no sir! But wait a minute... Ignoring even that the records don't explain what Abramoff was doing during those visits, many quickly noticed how selective the records are. As Judicial Watch notes, "these documents seem incomplete when compared to other White House visitor logs obtained by Judicial Watch. We therefore have reason to believe there are additional details about Jack Abramoff's visits to the White House that have not been disclosed". TPM Muckraker gives an even further look at this, noting that we already know of three other visits that were previously confirmed- "Hannukah receptions in 2001 and 2002, as well as the infamous May 9, 2001, "$25,000 Meeting," of which we have a picture."

If the White House has gone out its way to scrub from the official records these visits that were already publicly known, then who in their right mind would believe they didn't also scrub numerous other visits of consequence? Seems like this story is far from over.

Moving on, new emails relating to former FEMA Michael Brown have been released. For instance, in one on the day Katrina hit, Brown noted he was preparing for an interview, "Sitting in the chair, putting mousse in my hair....". Another set of emails have Brown pondering how to help rescue stranded pets. These are in addition to other less-than-flattering emails that surfaced last Fall. Brown, of course, insists that these emails only tell a selective story. He's right, of course. The whole story is even more horrible and tragic.

In other news, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Alphonso Jackson is still under scrutiny for comments he made implying he cancelled a government contract because the recipient was not a supporter of President Bush. The HUD Inspector General has opened a review into his conduct.

Finally, popular Republican pundit She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named may be in trouble.

[PS- I do apologize for not mentioning the Reps. McKinney and Kennedy scandals which are taking Fox News America by storm.]