In his first television ad of the fall campaign, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady boldly proclaims (within the first 10 seconds of the spot) that he "will balance our budget without raising taxes on families." Watch it:

That's the same candidate, mind you, who told reporters recently that he won't tell voters how he plans to get the state's finances back into the black until after the November election. That undercuts the message of the commercial a bit, doesn't it? (Check out our attempt to game out Brady's budget plan here.)