There are a bunch of firms out there that claim to have various methods of clearing negative stories out of Google’s search results.  With charges ranging from $10/month to $30,000, it appears that Googlewashing is becoming a big business. A couple folks who are probably shelling out cash today…

• La Mesa, CA Mayor Art Madrid who was found drunk in a puddle of vomit with a female city employee
• Arlington, OR mayor Carmen Kontur Gronquist who posted photos of herself in lingerie on MySpace

Between you and I, I had a little incident involving a couple a female chimps and a fifth of Jack Daniels that I would love to see washed off my record. The babies might look like me but I know that I am not the father.  I am a bit short on the $30,000 but I might have to look into this before the zoo starts coming after me for child support.