My colleague Bill Allison came up with a new lede for the Washington Post story today on Alan Mollohan’s (D-WV) defense of his securing earmarks for campaign contributors:

The former ranking minority member of the House Ethics Committee said he saw nothing wrong with using his position on the appropriations committee to secure federal funding for the organizations and companies of friends, former staffers, and his own real estate partners.

Apparently, Mollohan thinks that there is no reason that anybody should question him for investing with his campaign contributors who have received million dollar earmarks from him. Nothing to see here!