Hi Zeev, haven't talked for a long time. I still follow your manic "turnip dance", but I swore off trading techs and concentrate on six or seven drilling stocks now. I managed to get drawn into this political debate like you have on the Strictly Drilling thread, as I got tired of the one-sided Clinton/Gore bashing that's been going on there for months. The weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth rose to an overwhelming crescendo after the election - and I had hoped it would all go away!
Your reference to Nixons' actions intrigued me as someone had used him as an example of exhibiting "statesmanship" for not contesting the 1960 election in response to something I said. I did some extensive searches on the web, and its hard to find detailed information. What I have been able to verify is that he "conditionally" conceded the election at 12:17 AM on November 9th (he was behind by 500,000 votes). He did send an official concession at a later date, but I don't know what date that was. There is quite a bit of difference in the circumstances from today, as he lost both the popular vote (about 100,000 votes) and the electoral vote (303-219). We all know about the alleged voter fraud in a number of states, and his decision not to press the issue. Some of his biographers (and of course, those around him during the election) claim altruism, but I suspect that trying to get enough states overturned to pick up 51 electoral votes was the source of that "altruism".
Alex |
