Thursday, April 27, 2006
Abramoff Must Not Have Imagined Going To Prison
This wealthy prick made a living out of taking advantage of people, he also apparently did it for kicks.
Lobbyist Jack Abramoff gained renown in Washington for both his big fees and his big spending, but that didn't mean he couldn't look for a bargain.
On Aug. 21, 2002, he sent an e-mail to his friend David H. Safavian, chief of staff at the General Services Administration. "I have a need to buy a stretch limo for the restaurant," Abramoff wrote, referring to Signatures, the downtown establishment he owned. "Are there any coming up on any of the GSA drug property sales?"
Safavian, according to the documents recently filed by Justice Department prosecutors at U.S. District Court, wrote back that the GSA does not auction off seized cars. But he added that he was ready to help: "Let me call a friend at the Marshall's Service. They handle drug seizures."
Abramoff replied: "I was thinking of the druggies bounty. No problem. Thanks, see you Friday."
Soon the sock tucking Abramoff will be rooming with many of these "druggies", from whom he was so eager to benefit from the theft of their property.
I'm sure Abramoff will be dreading the day that this story makes the rounds of his cell block.
