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

To: microhoogle! who wrote (56513)	11/2/2000 9:40:25 AM
From: Bill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

<<Personally, I just cringe at the thought of Dubya being the president and I am not convinced that he is a man of substance. >> Now you know how I felt on Nov 2, 1992.

To: microhoogle! who wrote (56513)	11/2/2000 9:42:32 AM
From: Frank Griffin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

I understand how you feel. However, I truly believe you are going to be pleasantly surprised with the Bush administration. We need a change after the many negative things, public and private, that have come out of the Clinton Gore administration. One big blessing in Bush is that he doesn't have a big ego. He won't have a dictatorial leadership style. He also doesn't have a big ego and will surround himself with the very best talents and minds available. He does have a very strong ability to reach across the aisle and build consensus and to establish bi-partisan approaches to what will be good for all the people and the country. I feel very comfortable that GWB will be a very fine, if not great, President. But, we desperately, as a people, need to go away from the present administration. Also, I don't think Bush will lie to you and that is a very large and serious consideration. Because Gore will and does, regularly, lie to you. In summary, and I will be around to accept the result of my endorsement of Bush, I believe Bush is the right man for the time. And, I wish you well and hope you are pleased with the Bush administration.

To: microhoogle! who wrote (56513)	11/2/2000 11:34:36 AM
From: Selectric II	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Gore's history and experience? That's what scares people: The story behind a 20-minute sample. Gore has had ample opportunities to project a positive image of himself, but his image turns negative once people find out the truth behind the stories and exaggerations. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, Gore honed in immediately on the important issue and how to accomplish his objective: Obtain as much national television coverage for himself as possible while the Senate debated whether to help Kuwait. In pursuit of his objective, Gore negotiated for himself a full 20 minutes of Senate floor time on TV to voice his opinion. He was able to obtain the 20 minutes by maintaining flexibility on the less important "side issue" -- whether the United States should go to war to help oust Saddam from Kuwait. Gore insisted to Republican senators that he was ready to vote against sending American forces, unless the Republicans would give him 20 minutes of airtime. They agreed, and that's how Gore decided to send American soldiers to their deaths. That's Gore's history. Would people support a commander in chief with that history?