Melissa Gilbert won hearts as a child star. Can she win a seat in Congress?

BRIGHTON, Mich. -- Melissa Gilbert is being a bit flippant. In her latest role, that of a real-life Democratic candidate for the U.S. House from central Michigan, the veteran TV actress has filled her campaign coffers with fat checks from a nearly bottomless list of celebrity friends. You can just imagine the attack ad her opponent, first-term Republican Rep. Mike Bishop, could launch: This carpetbagging dilettante and the liberal Hollywood elite want to buy your wholesome Midwestern seat in Con...