According to this WaPo story, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is now under investigation by both the SEC and the Justice Department for potential insider trading.

Frist is the latest member of GOP leadership to find themselves in trouble for thinking that the rules only apply to the little people, not to bigshots like them.

Tom DeLay and Roy Blunt have already found their reputations sullied by their close ties to Jack Abramoff and their questionable fundraising activities.

Associates of Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Majority Whip Roy Blunt were indicted on additional felony charges yesterday by a Travis County grand jury.  Here's background on the ties between Ellis, DeLay and Blunt.

According to the Dallas Morning News:

Two political associates of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay were indicted Tuesday on additional felony charges of illegally using corporate money to elect Republicans in 2002.

News for the scandal-plagued GOP House leadership keeps getting worse and worse--and there's more to come.  Yesterday, a Texas grand jury indicted TRMPAC, a PAC founded by Majority Leader Tom DeLay to manipulate the redisctricting process in Texas. 

According to the AP:

The August 25th issue of Rolling Stone names five "Waterboys", congressmen who never met a lobbyist they didn't like.

The congressmen named are:

Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA)

Mike Oxley (R-OH)

Bill Thomas (R-CA)

Roy Blunt (R-K Street)

Billy Tauzin (Ex-Congressman R-LA)

Here's what Rolling Stone says about Roy Blunt:

Some might question why a politician would invited someone into their district to campaign for them who only has a 35% positive job approval rating. 

Vice President Dick Cheney has a 35 percent positive, 60 percent negative rating.

Yet, according to the latest Harris Poll, that's exactly what Majority Leader Tom DeLay has done. 

According to this blurb from the WP, the Bush team stands by Tom DeLay, despite his complete lack of ethics:

The Bush administration is standing by embattled House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) and is making its support known in the most convincing way possible -- with cold cash. Vice President Cheney will appear on the congressman's behalf at a Sept. 16 luncheon in Houston, according to a letter DeLay sent supporters announcing the event. Two tickets, a photo with Cheney, nice seats and something called a "VVIP" reception are going for $12,600. "Sponsors" can get in for $8,400, but won't get priority seating. "Friends" can get one seat and entry to a "VIP" reception -- one V only -- for $2,100.

I suppose that it should come as no surprise that when Jim Ellis found himself under indictment for his role in the DeLay fundraising schemes, that he would turn to the special interests for help.

Ellis is best known for running DeLay's political fundraising schemes.  However, Ellis also has extensive ties to Majority Whip Roy Blunt's fundraising operation that date to the beginning of Blunt's career in House leadership.  In fact, Ellis was running both PACs in the spring of 2000, when DeLay's ARMPAC made $150,000 in contributions to Blunt's ROYB fund.

The news just keeps getting worse and worse for Rep. Duke Cunningham.  The WP reports that:

The U.S. attorney in San Diego is trying to seize Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham's California home, asserting in a sealed civil suit that it was purchased with proceeds from a violation of the bribery statute.

The investigation around Cunningham involves businesses with close ties to Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Majority Whip Roy Blunt.

Yesterday, the FEC fined Westar $20,000 for their role in funnelling money to the political funds controlled by Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

Here's the WP story on it.  There is a long and sordid history surrounding Westar, and its relationship with DeLay and Majority Whip Roy Blunt.  Click here for more background.

The scandal enveloping GOP House leadership continues to grow. 

On Tuesday, the FBI raided the offices of a California Defense contractor with close ties to Rep. Duke Cunningham, Majority Leader Tom DeLay, and Majority Whip Roy Blunt.

According to KFMB-TV:

The FBI and IRS served a search warrant to ADCS, a company that converts paper records into computer records, according to a LOCAL 8 report.

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