We have a little he says/he says going on between Abramoff and Rove. Abramoff says because of Karl he had "strong ties" to the Bush Administration. Karl says Abramoff was a "casual acquaintance." Who to believe? Let's ponder this. Who has the motive to lie now? And, when was the last time Rove told the truth about anything?
From AP
Three former associates of Jack Abramoff said Monday that the now-disgraced lobbyist frequently told them during his lobbying work he had strong ties to the White House through presidential confidant Karl Rove.
The White House said Monday that Rove remembers meeting Abramoff at a 1990s political meeting and considered the lobbyist a "casual acquaintance" since President Bush took office in 2001.
New questions have arisen about Abramoff's ties to the White House since a photo emerged over the weekend showing Abramoff with Bush. Also surfacing were the contents of an e-mail from Abramoff to Washingtonian magazine claiming he had met briefly with the president nearly a dozen times.
