The Scandal Is What We Don't Know

Semi-literate hack extraordinaire Armstrong Williams turns out to be a fan of bribery (if he's on the receiving end).

But as a Josh Marshall reader points out, the idea that Williams' case was an isolated one is about as plausible as the idea that torture in USAS prisons was the result of the defiance of official policy on the part of individual grunts; a fish rots from the head down:

Question: who else has been on the payroll?

They sank a quarter of a million into one not so prominent commentator to push a single issue -- not even one where they really needed help -- and they never greased anyone else? Not so credible.

Anyway, just asking . . .

Indeed. How to put this the right way? As far as I know, Glenn Reynolds does his thing for free. I'd respect him more if he were on the dime. (It's the difference between selling your integrity and selling your manhood, I think.)

UPDATE: Yup! Instapundit is a pro bono asshole.