Worst Week

Lovable dunces have been comedy staples going back farther than anyone can count. But the hero of "Worst Week," making its debut tonight on Channel 9, is not lovable; he's an aggravating idiot for whom it is difficult to feel sympathy, and insulting to feel empathy. With so few sitcoms premiering as part of the fall season (CBS has only one other, "Gary Unmarried"), you'd think the networks would have winnowed down the contenders to the best and brightest. But "Worst Week" hardly induces cheer.

Monday launched several political story lines — none of them good for President Obama. The IRS acknowledged that the flagging of applications for tax-exempt status from conservative groups went beyond a branch in Cincinnati — and that officials in Washington and two other cities were also involved. The Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained two months' worth of phone records for its reporters . And Republicans continued to describe Benghazi as the greatest foreign policy...

Dear Carolyn: Last month I found out that my husband of four decades had an "emotional affair" for the past year. He is 60 and she is a 32-year-old at his workplace. After I questioned her frequent calls, he would always blow me off with one excuse or another. When our (grown) daughter questioned the appropriateness, he started deleting calls and text messages. I checked our bill and was shocked to discover hundreds of calls and text messages between them. I printed out several bills and confronted him....

Monday launched several political story lines — none of them good for President Obama. The IRS acknowledged that the flagging of applications for tax-exempt status from conservative groups went beyond a branch in Cincinnati — and that officials in Washington and two other cities were also involved. The Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly obtained two months' worth of phone records for its reporters . And Republicans continued to describe Benghazi as the greatest foreign policy...