Unbelievable.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman from Louisiana, under investigation by the FBI after they found $90,000 in cash in his freezer, was endorsed by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Saturday and vowed that allegations of bribery would not hurt his re-election campaign.

Nagin, who an won an uphill re-election bid in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans last spring, told reporters he was returning a favor by endorsing Jefferson.

“He was one of the few elected officials that supported me during the mayor’s race, and I told him that if he needed my support, I would reciprocate,” Nagin said. “Until he’s indicted, I think we ought to presume he’s innocent until proven guilty.”

Meanwhile, Democrats continue to spin Denny Hastert on a rotisserie over a flaming pile of moral outrage despite any evidence suggesting that he did, in fact, cover up for Mark Foley.