BREAKING: More Pundit Payola

Seriously, this is getting ridiculous. From Business Week Online:

Scripps Howard News Service announced Jan. 13 that it’s severing its business relationship with columnist Michael Fumento, who’s also a senior fellow at the conservative Hudson Institute. The move comes after inquiries from BusinessWeek Online about payments Fumento received from agribusiness giant Monsanto (MON ) — a frequent subject of praise in Fumento’s opinion columns and a book.

We suspect there are more payola cases yet to be unearthed…

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