Charles Hartley

Political advertisements on both sides of the aisle often strain credibility. It can be tough appearing humble when you have the drive and determination necessary get within a couple of hanging chads of being leader of the free world. But what does it say about you when you place

The Bush Administration's plans for a speedy bailout of Wall Street seem to have

So I can understand some confusion in the financial markets this weekend. & What would the administration do to protect Lehman Brothers? & How will Merrill Lynch's survival be tied to some vital sector of the economy?

Whatever happened to individual responsibility? & Those used to be a Republican buzzwords, but they've faded from the lexicon lately. &

First semi-conscious reaction to this morning's

As my TV shifted from round-the-clock sports to round-the-clock politics this past weekend, it also did something else. & It lost my interest.