Abramoff Adventures

In case you don't want to shell out 50 bucks to The New York Times for access to their columnists but want to read today's Frank Rich column anyway, surf over to Peking Duck. This week Rich takes on the whole Abramoff scandal and tries to introduce some of the players and explain the ties they share. His overview may explain why the scandal is having a hard time getting traction:

This much is certain: 1) The Abramoff scandal, so far anyway, boasts plenty of cigars but no sex. 2) It has almost everything else, including the "Miami Vice"-style rub-out of a Florida casino-cruise-ship mogul who'd had contentious business dealings with Mr. Abramoff.

But as Law & Order and other crime shows prove week in and week out, murder without sex can still be interesting. Ipromise to post a link as soon as I find the first Abramoff flow chart that's easy to follow.