Defending Phill Kline’s ethics is pricey; Kansas taxpayers pony up more than $500,000

Our old buddy Phill Kline has his defenders. But the ones he should be thanking the most are Kansas taxpayers. Regardless of your stance on abortion (is there any other issue in Kansas?), you’re helping pay more than $500,000 in legal fees and expenses to defend the former Attorney General of Kansas and two of his underlings in ethics hearings, according to the AP.

And guess what? You’re going to pay a whole lot more when Kline’s ethics hearing resumes this summer.