Bush Pleads Ignorance - Again

Jack who?

Bush says pix just 'grip and grin'

By THOMAS M. DeFRANK and MICHAEL McAULIFF DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON - President Bush says he doesn't know Jack. That was his defense yesterday as reporters grilled him on why he won't release at least five photos of himself with crooked lobbyist Jack Abramoff. "I, frankly, don't even remember having my picture taken with the guy," Bush told reporters at the White House. "I don't know him." Abramoff, who raised more than $100,000 for Bush in 2004, has pleaded guilty to corruption charges and agreed to help with a Justice Department probe into the growing influence-peddling scandal. "Obviously, we went to fund-raisers, but I've never sat down with him and had a discussion with the guy," Bush said, suggesting the photos came from the many "grip-and-grin" sessions he does. He said releasing the shots of him and Abramoff would only give enemies an unfair weapon. [Bush's "I don't recall" defense is reminiscent of his tall tale about not knowing Kenny Boy Lay, disgraced CEO of Enron, until 1994] George W. Bush lied when he said that he first got to know Ken Lay in 1994 and that Ken Lay was a supporter of his opponent, Ann Richards. Actually, Lay first started contributing to GW's career back in 1978, and in fact gave GW three times as much money in 1994 as he did Ann Richards. http://www.hereinreality.com/enron.html