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To: michael97123 who wrote (38762)	10/25/2000 3:09:35 PM
From: Fred Levine	Respond to of 70976

OT OT Since AMAT has been so dismal, the political rhetoric is a relief. IMO, there are several differentiating issues, and many platitudes hurled by both parties. In no special order: 1. Gun control 2. Abortion 3 Campaign finance reform 4. Who gets the tax cuts 5. Preserving the budget surplus 6. Keeping social security solvent The platitudes are: 1. Big govt 2. Crime 3.Waste There is also the issue of personalities and past behavior and ethics. People have different preferences. Remember, if we all had the same preferences, there would only be one item on a menu. fred

To: michael97123 who wrote (38762)	10/25/2000 3:24:59 PM
From: mitch-c	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

You're missing my point ... he HAS substance, and he DOES know foreign policy. The image otherwise is one the media has projected on him that, for campaign reasons, he has not discouraged. It has worked for him before, and will likely work again. Underdogs appeal to swing voters. As an "opposition" party governor, this guy took a state legislature that had been one-party controlled since Reconstruction and built a concensus across partly lines to get his agenda passed. He turned the ranking state official of that other party - Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock - into a friend and ally across party lines. That's the guy who convinced him he should run for the big one. There was a lot of mutual respect there, built after Bullock expected a lightweight running on his Daddy's coattails. I consider the President's job to be primarily foreign policy oriented; when and how does the nation use its clout. Domestically, it's broad stroke / big picture, not micromanaged details. The details are up to Congress, with a go/nogo from the President. When I hear all of Gore's tailored "if ... if ... if ..." proposals, that's someone thinking like a Congressman, not a President. Keep in mind that Bush's TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD (the 49th Armored Division HQ, from here in Austin) has been in Bosnia running that mission since February. It says something to me about readiness and effectiveness that those folks are accomplishing more than the active duty troops they relieved. - Mitch