I know KOS is all over this, but we need to pound it...Also, there may be folks who missed the story heading into last weekend...
This matter was a big item of discussion on IMUS this morning, and would seem to round out the triad (posted by KOS earlier) of GOP corruption: the White House, the House, and now the Senate. According to a story on Bloomberg news:
Frist, 53, now faces inquiries into his stock sales by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission that threaten to undermine him politically and provide Democrats fresh ammunition with which to question their opponents' ethics.
``If there is really any evidence of insider trading, then he's in very serious trouble, and so is his party,'' said Gary Jacobson, professor of political science at the University of California in San Diego. ``It adds another brick to Democrats' argument that Republicans are corrupt.''
For specifics, it all has to do with HCA:
Frist through his spokesmen has denied any wrongdoing in the sale of shares of HCA Inc. held in a blind trust earlier this year, one month before a weak earnings report sparked a drop in the company's stock. Nashville, Tennessee-based HCA, the biggest U.S. hospital chain, was founded by Frist's father and brother.
As Frank Rich said this morning on Imus, quoting others, ""He thought Terri Schiavo could see and his trust was blind."
Guys, don't let this get buried in the MSM...