Save Money in this Sunday's paper   One went down with ship, the
other sunk it  Mark Washburn Mark Washburn writes television and
radio commentary for The Charlotte Observer.  I just can't get a
definitive winner through the Weasel-O-Meter, so we're going
with a show of hands.  Who is more reviled right now in this
town?  That SUV driver who pretends not to notice you, then
butts into your gas line.   Bob Steel.  Wow. Not even close.
Poor Bob.  When Steel came to town, he seemed like the man of
the moment.  He had big-time connections on Wall Street and at
the Treasury. He knew the banking game inside out. He even
plunked down a considerable packet for Wachovia stock. Agreed to
a no-severance deal.  He kept up appearances. Even as some of
the biggest players in finance vaporized into a mist of red ink,
he said Wachovia would be OK.  “We have a great future as an
independent company,” he told James Cramer on CNBC's “Mad
Money.” That was two weeks ago.  Now he's going down in history
as Bob “Buck-a-Share” Steel