It is interesting to note that the Secret Service yesterday released White House visitor records of certain Republican activists, including Grover Norquist and Ralph Reed, in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits brought by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Democratic National Committee (DNC). The Abramoff investigation indicates that lobbyists had access to the White House through conservative activists like Norquist and Reed. Newly disclosed Secret Service records show that Norquist, who runs the nonprofit Americans for Tax Reform, was cleared for at least 97 visits to the White House complex between 2001 and 2006, including a half-dozen with the president. The AP Story can be read here.