The Denver Post follows up on all the questions raised by the recent House report on the contacts between Jack Abramoff and the White House. Noting the discrepancies between what Karl Rove and Ken Mehlman have said about their relationships with Abramoff and what the records exposed, the Post thinks questions need to be answered:

The report asks: To what extent were executive branch officials influenced by Abramoff's elaborate schemes? And what reforms would better protect the integrity and improve the transparency of governmental processes and decisions?

Those are important questions, yet the administration has seemed oddly detached from the affair. Given President Bush's 2000 campaign promise to restore honor and integrity to the Oval Office, you'd think the White House would be more forthcoming with answers.

We think those are good questions that need answers, too.