That probably means character doesn't count anymore.

He went on, "Tomorrow we get a chance as New Yorkers to send a message to America that in New York, character still counts."

Among other missing items, count a coherent story, considered details, living characters, good dialogue, actual insights, a grasp of form and an honest resolution.

Introducing Mr. Dole at the Murfreesboro rally, Gov. Don Sundquist said: "He's a man of character, and character does count in public life.

For all the riches of City, this was a game when character counted most.

When I finished "The Prize," I thought of all the hundreds of characters in the book and came to the conclusion that only two characters really counted - supply and demand.

This is a race that will determine whether character still counts in public service, whether or not integrity matters, whether the rule of law applies to all or just to some privileged people.

The American people are saying to us in the final days of the campaign that character does count in America.

He did his best to make voters think about character and trust, rather than blaming him for costing them their jobs, even invoking Horace Greeley to the effect that character counts most.

And if character counts most, that, too, isn't changing.