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

To: 91fxrs who wrote (67353)	11/9/2000 9:44:17 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

No, I disagree. If Bush accepts a disputed electoral college result, the vast majority of Americans will come to understand, if they haven't already, that those 22,000 Palm Beach County votes were Gore votes and that Gore would have and should have become president. This is especially in light of the fact Gore won the national popular vote. It's my belief only GOPwinger hardliners would support a Bush administration under the circumstances as they presently exist. If Mr. Bush wishes to pride himself that he won the presidency based on the mistake of a poll worker, well, that's his choice. I contend most Americans won't see it that way. I still believe a court will overturn the Palm Beach County results, given that they violate the "will of the people," and such a provision exists within Florida law. PS: You really think Republicans would abandon Bush in order to vote that heavily for Buchanon in that heavily demographically Jewish Democratic Palm Beach County? No way, Jose! Buchanon voters were solidly behind Bush. The Reform Party votes in that county were obviously Gore votes and even Buchanon has admitted such.

To: 91fxrs who wrote (67353)	11/9/2000 9:44:44 PM
From: SecularBull	Respond to of 769667

Actually, I suspect that he'll have more than that. LoF from another thread: To: Lane Hall-Witt who wrote (4180) From: Jill Thursday, Nov 9, 2000 6:47 PM ET Reply # of 4192 OT A democrat won last time, a republican this time. Both times, a large number (16,000, 19,000) of votes in one county were thrown out because the ballot was double punched. Supposedly, anyway. They can change the format of the ballot (and I think ballots should have a nationally accepted format), but gimme a break, as American citizens we have rights but also duties, and if someone punches twice, they need to ask for a new ballot. Moreover if they found it confusing, why didn't they protest when it was published in the newspaper ahead of time? Does their will only become apparent when they're peeved at the outcome? Freedom and its discontents....that is the problem here at this point. Too much freedom leading to too little responsibility, and a lot of whining afterwards. Moreover, the recount was one thing, but the threatening of lawsuits today was pretty deplorable. The Republicans have behaved with grace through this ordeal. Was their will not subverted when the networks called a Gore win before the polling was complete, and thousands of Republicans in western Florida walked away from the polls or didn't go, figuring their vote was useless? Not that either party is exempt. The rep. recently attempted a political coup of Clinton because of receiving fellatio from an intern a few times. Both parties and the media at times are quite disgusting. I was pro-Clinton; I voted for Gore with a lot of ambivalence, or rather, I voted democratic, in spite of disliking Gore, and I dislike him now more than ever and pray that Bush wins. And that the market stabilizes--although Theresa would say, what's the difference, a trader's a trader! <g> But I am at heart a bull.