[philman_36]

If Saffuri is such a bad guy, somebody up there was supposed to know about it, and that somebody ain't Grover Norquist.
And another question, and I'll pose it as a hypothetical.
If you had high level access to the WH and the POTUS would you personally take it upon yourself to ensure that whoever you brought in for a visit was on the up and up beforehand, no matter if it was supposed to be "someone else's job" or not?

[AzJohn]

If you had high level access to the WH and the POTUS would you personally take it upon yourself to ensure that whoever you brought in for a visit was on the up and up beforehand, no matter if it was supposed to be "someone else's job" or not?

Also, we're not just talking about White House access. Al-Arian, Alamoudi, Saffuri, Awaad and Saeed all met with President Bush during his campaign, according to Gaffney's article. Presumably a presidential campaign, even more so than a White House, depends on someone such as Norquist to vouch for the people that are brought in.