November 23, 2025
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Ah, remember the good old days when the Republicans in Congress were able to launch wholesale investigations of the President for selling "access." Oh wait, that’s now…except for the part about the Congressional investigations.

Of course Congress is turning a blind-eye to latest revelations about Norquist and Abramoff. Seems these lobbyists sold access to a couple of Indian Tribes to get some help with their labor regulations, so they can hold down costs. As we all know, Indian Casinos barely get by.

Apparently in 2001, Abramoff got two tribes to pay $25k each to sponsor an event for a group Norquist heads, and the price included a private meeting with W. You can read the whole story here.

Gees, I thought these Christian Right people, the American Taliban, were against gambling. Now we learn that their Crook ‘n Chief has been selling access to Casino operators. Interesting.

B. John

B. John Masters writes about democracy, moral responsibility, and everyday Stoicism at deep.mastersfamily.org. A lifelong United Methodist committed to social justice, he explores how faith, ethics, and civic life intersect—and how ordinary people can live out justice, mercy, and truth in public life. A records and information management expert, Masters has lived in the Piedmont,NC, Dayton, OH, Greensboro, NC and Tampa, FL, and is a proud Appalachian State Alum.