He may prove to be totally innocent, but this is a negative -- a big distraction -- for his presidential ambitions and management of the Senate.

The Gore campaign has got to be worried.

If the Fed continues to raise interest rates, it puts a damper on the spirits of voters and consumers and that is bad news for Al Gore.

To be elected president, Al Gore needs the economy and the markets firing on all cylinders. Al Gore needs voters and consumers happy and satisfied.

The senator is grandstanding, not to provide solutions but to advance her presidential ambitions,

Big results require big ambitions.