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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bwanadon who wrote (4039)	10/30/2000 10:06:57 AM
From: Slugger	Respond to of 10042

Clinton's Monica jibe unnerves Gore camp By DAVID WASTELL WASHINGTON Monday 30 October 2000 United States President Bill Clinton has infuriated supporters of Al Gore by reopening old wounds over the Monica Lewinsky affair at the most sensitive moment in the American presidential election campaign. With just over a week left before voting, and with Vice-President Gore having reluctantly agreed that Mr Clinton be unleashed to encourage Democrats to turn out at the polls, the President has startled the Gore campaign by suggesting Republicans should apologise for their attempt to impeach him. "Unlike them, I've apologised to the American people for what I did wrong and most Americans think I paid a pretty high price," he said in an interview with Esquire magazine, made public at the weekend. "They never apologised to the country for impeachment, they never apologised for all the things they've done. But, folks, I think that they haven't necessarily put their abuse of power behind them." Mr Clinton's remarks came as, for the first time in days, all the main opinion polls put George W. Bush ahead in the race for the White House. A Gallup tracking poll for CNN, which has shown the widest variations, gave him a 13-point lead. A Zogby poll for Reuters, which has been most favorable to Mr Gore, put Mr Bush ahead by just one point - the first time it has put him ahead for more than a week. Mr Gore was unenthusiastic about allowing Mr Clinton to campaign on his behalf and only agreed to his doing so last week after frantic pleas from Democrats in some key states who were convinced that the President remains more of an asset than a liability. c.moreover.com

To: bwanadon who wrote (4039)	10/30/2000 10:11:59 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

I don't think you'll get where you want to go by politicizing the issue. It isn't the democrats and it isn't the republicans- parents need to care more about education- not just give it lip service - but really care enough to spend some time. Where parents are very involved remarkable things happen. Where there are parent volunteers in classes the classes are noticeably better. And not just because of the reduced child to adult ratio. I think the children realize how important their parents think education is, when they see their parents physically there. The teachers unions are important in protecting teachers. I don't happen to belong to the union, but I probably would if I go to full time. I know all about what they do- since I know all about our districts collective bargaining. You are buying into political rhetoric if you think the unions are trying to erode the educational system by liberal attitudes. What they are trying to do is to secure adequate pay and benefits for their members- this is not easy to do when teachers are nor perceived as anywhere near as valuable as an entry level high tech worker. I am not saying the unions never make mistakes. Clearly they do. But to say they are complicit in destroying the educational system is not born out by the facts.