When it comes to talking about D.C. government ethics, it’s easy to beat up on one group — the councilmembers with second jobs. Yesterday, they rose to defend themselves.

A Craigslist D.C. entry titled “Part Time work for a real go-getter” seeks to hire someone to help infiltrate something the author calls homeless football:Are you aware that certain Washington insiders have an underground football league that is made up entirely of homeless people? The location of the game changes weekly and the homeless participants are sworn to secrecy. They do not wear pads and some of them get really hurt. I have been to…