Controversial Scientist Donated to Clinton, Got Earmark in Return

Controversial scientist James Watson stated that descendants from Africa aren't as smart as descendants from Europe. That statement got him into all kinds of problems and those problems may also spread to Hillary Clinton who took donations from him and in return sent a bunch of government money his way:

Lawmakers, including Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, have taken thousands in campaign cash from an embattled Nobel-prize winning scientist while earmarking federal money for his New York lab.

Mrs. Clinton and Sen. Charles E. Schumer, also a New York Democrat, requested a $900,000 earmark in June for the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where James D. Watson served as chancellor before resigning last week after apologizing for comments that suggested that people descending from Africa aren't as intelligent as those from Europe.

Federal campaign filings show that Mr. Watson has donated more than $70,000 to candidates and their political causes, including a total of $3,000 to Mrs. Clinton's presidential campaign on May 17 and June 25. Two days later, a Senate committee report showed that Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Schumer earmarked $900,000 for the lab.

Of course Clinton will deny any connection between the $3,000 donation and the $900,000 earmark. That's a pretty good investment on Watson's part - almost as good as Hillary's cattle futures deal from years ago.