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The article cited below says that St. Louis area congress members have established "leadership PACs," which are "typically use[d] to raise money for their colleagues and the national parties." <br /> "From the perspective of the sponsor, they're ideal," said Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan campaign finance watchdog group. "From the perspective of establishing meaningful limits on contributions, they're antithetical to the goal of election law." <br /> Krumholz said that although some lawmakers didn't tout their PACs to the general public, they advertised loud and clear to lobbyists and other donors. <br /> "It's with a wink and a nod that these are allowed to exist as unaffiliated PACs," Krumholz said. "This is another pocket of your campaign." <br /> Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., also spent more on fees — about $33,000 to his fundraising consultant — than any other single item. His PAC gave $30,000 to the Senate GOP campaign committee and made about a dozen contributions to his Senate colleagues. Bond also spent more than $28,000 at the Cheeca Lodge, a Florida resort where the senator invites donors to join him for a fishing-and-schmoozing fundraiser.