Most of the clique

This is recommended reading. The Pimping of the President, Jack Abramoff and Grover Norquist Billing Clients for Face Time with G.W. Bush, by Lou Dubose. link.
There is a second story here. Six Tribal Governments contributed over $10,000,000 to Republicans, because it is a waste of time to talk to Democrats about gaming. States have lotteries (some don't), States have casinos (many don't), and all of those benefit governments and franchise elites, some the successors-in-interest to criminal enterprises, and Tribal Governments have to find the means to deliver governmental services to their citizens.
Via triballaw.