Is Gannon/Guckert Bush’s Monica Lewinski?

April 26, 2005

Jeff Gannon or Guckert was outted as a fake reporter a few months ago. He was a regular at White House briefings and asked planted questions of the press secretary to make Bush look good. He was probably well paid for his efforts.

The story does not end after his credentials were pulled. Much more information has come out about Gannon/Guckert besides the claim he was a fake reporter and is a gay escort. The main issue now is that he had incredible and easy access to the White House. Since 2003 he reportedly visited the White House almost 200 times using a “day pass”. This is certainly regular access not granted to outsiders.

To make matters more conspiratorial, he would not always sign in or out when visiting and called on the White House when there were no briefings for reporters. So, it seems the visits were for personal or professional reasons. It also seems he was not an outsider.

What is going on here? What about the security risks?  What about the Oval Office?

Did he meet with White House operatives for briefings about policy to help him with the setup questions? And/or was he visiting as a male escort at the behest of Bush or his staff? If true, one wonders whether this is an impeachable offense as it was with Clinton.

Recently, the Republican party (GOP) has been renamed the Gay Old Party because so many high ranking managers running the organization are gay. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it seem incongruous with the Republican party of line of hating or at least disrespecting gays and lesbians. Self hatred is such a powerful thing emotionally and politically.

Now we have a gay man with regular and secret access to the White House.

All this seems tawdry. It sounds like the stories of past presidents sneaking in women into the White House for fun and relaxation, only this time it involves a man.

The GOP has come a long way, baby!

What annoys most is that Republicans hide behind  the Christian faith to cover their transgressions and to burnish an image of respectability when none actually exists. Too bad that isn't an impeachable offense!