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

To: ColtonGang who wrote (6343)	11/16/2000 1:30:29 PM
From: Dan B.	Respond to of 10042

It's a statewide vote count from a level playing field as per the law. Extending a deadline for specific counties to complete hand-counts, would result in a skewing of the statewide popular vote in favor those county's preferred candidate. There is no way she could be fair and still grant extentions. I believe you'll find this argument will hold up, if not today. Dan B

To: ColtonGang who wrote (6343)	11/16/2000 2:22:14 PM
From: ColtonGang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

Ex-Candidate Hart Says Presidency Poisoned Chalice BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Former U.S. presidential candidate Gary Hart said on Thursday the presidency would prove a poisoned chalice for whoever finally wins the White House. Hart, who unsuccessfully sought the Democrats" nomination to run against incumbent Ronald Reagan in 1984, added that he thought Texas Governor George W. Bush, the Republican candidate, would emerge as the winner in the next few days. "But after the champagne has been drunk, I think he will begin to regret very much that he won the election," Hart, now a lawyer and lecturer, told a gathering of Belgian businessmen. "Bush will govern without a working majority or a real mandate," he said. "And he will be the most scrutinized president in a very, very long time." The Republicans have a small majority in both houses of Congress but Hart said it was very fragile. He noted that the country was already gearing up for the next round of elections to the Senate in 2002. Hart said he envisaged a situation next year where Bush"s rival, Al Gore, would be asked "on a daily basis" what he thought of decisions being taken by the Bush administration. "The legitimacy of Bush"s presidency will be questioned constantly," he said, adding that Bush"s predicament would be exacerbated by a likely downturn in the U.S. economy and financial markets after their long boom. Bush and Gore are currently locked in a legal wrangle over the recount of votes in Florida, the state which is set to determine who won the November 7 election. "This close election has not resolved anything very much except to show how corrupt the system is," said Hart, noting that the total cost of the presidential campaigns was around $3 billion, much of it provided by special interest groups. But Hart ruled out any big changes in foreign policy. "There is a post-Cold War consensus on the basic issues of foreign and security policy... Governor Bush may have sounded a bit isolationist on the campaign trail, but he is his father"s son," he said, referring to former President George Bush. "Bush senior was an internationalist. And as we say in the States, an apple doesn"t fall very far from the tree." Hart, now 64, bowed out of the race for his party"s presidential nomination 16 years ago dogged by allegations of marital infidelity. His rival, Walter Mondale, lost to Reagan, who won a second term with Bush senior as his vice-president.