Ohio GOP Wasteland - Update: Coin dealer and GOP fundraiser indicted...

Life is just getting worse for Ohio Republicans as Tom Noe is charged with stealing at least $1 million from a $50 million coin investment. This does not look good for the Ohio Republican Party in this an election year.

In recent years, Noe became one of the state's top fundraisers and personally contributed more than $105,000 to Republicans including Bush and Taft during the last campaign.

Republicans ranging from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the two GOP Ohio officeholders who are seeking the governor's job this year have given back Noe's donations or contributed the money to charity.

The landscape is grim... Gov. Bob Taft and two former aides plead to ethics charges. Congressman Bob Ney steps down from a leadership position because of his connection to LobbyGate master Jack Abramoff, Freshman Congresswoman Jean Schmidt narrowly wins against Democratic challenger, Paul Hackett in a heavy GOP district, only to be censured on the House floor for unpatriotic comments against Dem. Congressman, Murtha, a 3-decade, decorated Vet. And, of course, lingering questions and inaccuracies about the 2004 Presidential election results, all with a partisan GOP Secretary of State in charge. Ohioans must be reeling from these scandals, one after another.