Abramoff Update

Over at Talking Points Memo Josh Marshall reports that Tom Coburn appeared on an Oklahoma TV station and, although he didn't name names, stated taht he expects six members of the house and one Senator to face jail time for their improper relationships with disgraced and convicted former lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

Additionally, prosecutors report that a series of over 250 emails between Abramoff and former Bush aide David Safavian reveals an improper relationship, in which business intrests and gifts intermingled freely. The e-mails show that Abramoff and Safavian, then chief of staff at the General Services Administration, were in frequent contact, played golf often and traded workplace gossip. Emails between the two also reveal tht they plotted to get Abramoff and GSA director Steven R. Perry in the same place, at the same time, to give Abramoff an opportunity to "schmooze" the director.