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

To: swisstrader who wrote (72829)	11/13/2000 2:26:20 PM
From: SecularBull	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

The Clinton legacy: Leave it up to the lawyers "Only in a post-Clinton world could Richard Nixon be held up as the very picture of statesmanship. He decided 40 years ago not to contest the election–despite word of massive voter fraud in Chicago and Texas. "The effect," he wrote, "could be devastating to America's foreign relations. . . . Charges of 'sore loser' would follow me through history and remove any possibility of a further political career." In truth, Nixon is not a completely apt model: Gore's election is much, much closer. In fact, Gore's predicament could make him a truly sympathetic figure for the first time; his popular vote victory preserves his stature as the leader of the Democratic Party–which, if he finds a way to make peace with Bush, could come in handy in four years. But, if he decides to buy the lottery ticket now, he has to win it..." "...It shouldn't surprise us, really. Remember that during impeachment, the president phoned his friend Dick Morris after the consultant had done some overnight polling on whether the public would accept a president who had perjured himself. Morris told Clinton that the voters "are just not ready for it." Replied Clinton: "Well, we just have to win then." For both sides, it was always about winning–not about preserving the Constitution, or restoring dignity to the Oval Office, or respecting the voters. For Newt Gingrich, Bill Clinton, and their followers, it was a holy war; for the voters, it became a disgusting display of scorched-earth politics...." Interesting source: usnews.com

To: swisstrader who wrote (72829)	11/13/2000 2:28:48 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Greetings folks! Sorry I've been off the board for a bit. It's not just the Florida ballot. Technical problems with transferring phone lines have had me offline during these crucial political moments (GOPwiner conspiracy maybe? (LOL) Just kidding!). Hopefully my phone line technicalities will be resolved by tomorrow and you'll hear more from me. Presently, I'm on a borrowed computer and there's absolutely no way I can respond to the 147 messages in my SI inbox. Sorry 'bout that. Oh, well. Let me re-enter the fray by asking three simple questions: 1) In the state of Florida, or anywhere else, does a candidate have a right to request a recount? 2) How many recounts has the Gore Campaign requested? I can answer the questions. First, yes, a candidate has a right to request a recount. Florida state law stipulates a candidate has a right to do this in specific counties rather than burdening the state with a whole statewide recount. Secondly, the Gore campaign has requested only one recount. There is absolutely nothing unreasonable about this. Anyone who thinks differently, including the Bush campaign, is completely unreasonable.