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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (46164)	10/14/2000 1:09:53 PM
From: ColtonGang	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Wait til the Gore people bring forward Bush's friends from the days he smoked dope and drank bigtime. What's to say he won't go back to these ways when he finds that the presidency isn't like the cushy governor's job he has in the longhorn state.

To: American Spirit who wrote (46164)	10/14/2000 1:27:40 PM
From: sw100	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Bush has not admitted his mistakes. Gore has admitted smoking pot. Bush as deflected any questions about his past behavior. That's clear. Expect him to be hammered about it going forward. The press now begins to realize they have given Bush too much of a free ride. They have been hard on Gore but easy on Bush. expect that to change. What you say is totally a function of your own perception. Why should past drug use even be a real issue, anyway? Most should not care about what kinds of substances these guys were putting into their bodies back when they were in college. Now, if either one of the candidates currently had a substance abuse problem, then that would be a legitimate concern, imo, but not otherwise. My point being that we don't want crack-heads in office, but past partying -in youth- may not be indicative of future performance. As for Gore's admitting that he smoked pot, he wasn't exactly truthful... as his "few times" would equate to hundreds or thousands of times to anyone who can count. Bush, on the other hand, decided to deflect the issue with an interestingly coy response... to each his own, I guess. Personally, I think both candidates are -equally- nincompoops for different reasons... but that's a separate issue entirely. -g- Take care

To: American Spirit who wrote (46164)	10/14/2000 1:57:42 PM
From: haqihana	Respond to of 769667

AS, The press has been easy on Bush and hard on Gore???? Now I know your problem. You are either blind, or need a remedial reading class. ~H~

To: American Spirit who wrote (46164)	10/14/2000 3:36:15 PM
From: kvkkc1	Respond to of 769667

You've just verified that the only two publications you read are the National Enquirer and the Star.knc

To: American Spirit who wrote (46164)	10/14/2000 4:10:38 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

LOL!! What planet have you been on? For months the media hounded Bush with allegations of cocaine usage. What happened? Squat. That's what. If there was a credible witness out there and if the press could prove it it'd have been done LONG before now. JLA