Good defense attorneys cost money

As he promised last week, former Gov. Don Siegelman filed an ethics form Monday to disclose that he made more than $250,000 in "professional or consulting" income last year. Siegelman, who is under indictment on a racketeering charge and who saw a separate set of fraud and theft charges against him dismissed last year, also claimed more than $250,000 in debt to his legal defense team.

To rehash old news, Siegelman still pledges to unveil all of his tax returns since he took public office in 1978, and he still isn't very fond of what he calls "politically crazed prosecutors."