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April 05, 2007 03:52 PM UTC
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*nobody* can get a good table at the D.C. restaurant Signatures, anymore. It’s closed now:
http://en.wikipedia….
Man, it must have been *the fat cat’s pajamas* to sit at Table 40.
The timing of Norton’s departure from Interior was strongly suggestive that she was getting out before the Griles-Federici shit hit the fan but as far as I could tell from the media there was never a paper trail into Norton’s office–other than her anything-goes tolerance of behavior by her subordinates. What is the basis for your reference to the “quiet, reluctant termination of Norton’s political career?” Is there more than circumstantial implication of involvement on her part? Inquiring minds want to know.
Looking at your back posts, there is nothing specific other than guilt by association of Norton with former ties to Federici and CREA.
You are right, Gale Norton has so far survived from any legal linkage to the corrupt activities of her immediate deputy, and the corrupt friend she installed into the fake think tank she herself started. But somehow she didn’t survive politically.
And I know nothing is ever anyone’s fault in Bush Land, but there is that issue of “ministerial accountability.” She was supposedly in charge of the Interior Department, after all.
…or better yet from an old-growth redwood.
But the point is that Pols made specific implication that (1)Norton had verifiable involvement in wrong-doing and (2) her political career was prematurelly terminated–by the Bush Admin. Based on Pols’ silence since their original post it appears that they are spreading innuendo rather than speaking from definitive knowledge.
1. We said only that Norton brought close political associates from Colorado to DC, who then brokered access to her for Abramoff. Federici held no government position, but donations to her organzation by Abramoff resulted in access to Norton. The organization was founded by Gale Norton.
2. It’s a little more than innuendo, but if the AP doesn’t headline it and John McCain runs enough cover in committee, you can parlor game these things into oblivion.
1. I still have seen no clear evidence that owing to subordinates’ shenanigans Abramoff was provided access *to Norton* (much as I would like to believe it). Also nothing on Norton jumped/being pushed out of Interior by Bush Admin.
2. Agreed on #2 that matters seem safely under the rug for now but again what is needed is better documentation to make this a real story.
But I’m all ears if you find something.
There is that person standing between them. Maybe he was always standing between them. Then you could say that no, Abramoff never had “access” to Gale Norton. (Abramoff far right, Norton center, image courtesy US Department of the Interior)
It may depend on what you mean by “access” (keep it clean).
Is one of the other people in the picture Griles?
I also recall Norton is moving on to represent an oil/gas lobby group? Would be interesting to know if there is an Abramoff/Griles/Federici connection there.
Still nothing solid but the ongoing Congressional investigations have potential to uncover unexpected connections in the interlocking network of cronies and scandals.