Another weird turn in the Abramoff case comes to us courtesy of Businessweek via Laura Rozen and Jim Romensko.  It appears Doug Bandow, a fellow at the CATO institute, who also has a syndicated column, took money from Abramoff to write columns favorable to his many clients.  Yes, evidently the practice is more widespread than acknowledged in the world of conservative think tanks.  

Odder still was Bandow choosing to resign instead of sticking by his libertarian principles and arguing for the sanctity of the freedom of contract in the manufacture and sale of his intellectual property.  What kinda wimps are the Cato people employing?