(CNN) -- This past Sunday's "60 Minutes" and the latest issue of Newsweek bring back to the fore the complicated issue of money and politics. Both highlight a new book by Peter Schweizer, "Throw Them All Out," which rails against what Schweizer calls "honest graft." Schweizer charges that leaders from both houses of Congress have been drawing on insider knowledge to make money in the stock market -- a practice that is banned in American industry and restricted in other sectors of government. And although he is a conservative at the Hoover Institution, Schweizer is an equal opportunity scourge, attacking both Democratic and Republican leaders.
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Book alleges Pelosi, Boehner, other political leaders benefit from insider trading
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Gergen, Zuckerman: Whether allegations are true or not, money plays huge role in politics
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Writers cite new book that argues lobbyists' money permeates and corrupts Congress
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Writers: Fundraising, paying cost of running for office: Money drives our democracy
Equally important, Congress ought to have rules about conflicts of interest that are as demanding as those for people who work in the executive and judicial branches; so far, @placeholder skates free.