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Politics : Why is Gore Trying to Steal the Presidency? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Cola Can who wrote (3040)	11/30/2000 8:44:42 AM
From: Tom D	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3887

I am not sure if I should be thanking you or not? I appreciate the links. There are issues with the design of the two "studies" you produced, but those issues are beyond the scope of this thread. I will look further into them. I am perplexed as to why you feel so freely insult people who post ideas that challenge yours. Tom D

To: Cola Can who wrote (3040)	11/30/2000 11:10:16 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 3887

Colin Powell says he would join a Bush Cabinet AUSTIN, Texas (6:39 a.m. EST nandotimes.com) - Retired Gen. Colin Powell prepared to join George W. Bush at his Texas ranch, where Bush worked to assemble a national security team that he could announce as early as next week. Powell was expected to get the job of secretary of state if Bush overcomes court challenges to his presidency. The retired general has told associates that he would accept the post if Bush asked him to serve. The Bush high command on Wednesday courted top members of Congress, hoping to lay the groundwork for bipartisan legislative cooperation after the achingly close national election. Vice presidential running mate Dick Cheney, meanwhile, announced the opening of a Bush transition office in the Washington suburb of McLean, Va. The office is being financed by private contributions because the Bush campaign was denied federal office space and $5.3 million in taxpayer funds earmarked for the presidential transition. The General Services Administration held off from releasing the space and the money because Democrat Al Gore's court challenges remain unresolved. The Bush campaign plans to raise $3.5 million in contributions of no more than $5,000 to pay for the transition. Cheney, who is heading the transition planning, told reporters that he and Powell would travel to Bush's ranch on Thursday. The three will be "talking about the transition, talking about how you might put together your national security team for the prospective Bush administration." Powell, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the administration of Bush's father, was expected to be among the first administrative announcements made by the of the Texas governor. But, Cheney cautioned: "We do not plan to make any Cabinet announcements this week." Still, it was clear officials wanted to showcase the Powell meeting to illustrate Bush was moving forward to form a government as well as to marshal increasing pressure on Gore to drop his challenge. The Bush camp quickly made arrangements for news media coverage of the start of the meeting between Bush, Powell and Cheney on the remote ranch in Crawford, about 80 miles from Austin. Gore has refused to concede defeat and is contesting Bush's certification by a 537-vote margin in pivotal Florida. Bush and his top lieutenants have been taking steps to try to heal the political wounds of the razor-close election by making calls to congressional Republican leaders and indirectly reaching out to Democrats. One of Bush's calls went to a fellow Texas Republican, House Majority Leader Dick Armey. "He talked about as soon as the dust settles (on the election), he wants to sit down with the Republican leadership in the House. He also wants to meet with the Democratic leadership," said Armey, who described Bush as "cheerful, upbeat, (and) a little tired" of the legal wrangling. The two spoke on Tuesday. Armey said he suggested that Bush promise to revive a dormant bipartisan commission to recommend ways to shore up the financially troubled Medicare program. Other lawmakers have suggested that Bush commit himself to work for quick bipartisan deals on issues that appeal to both parties, including prescription drug coverage for the elderly, and scaling back his divisive proposal for a massive tax cut. Aides said Bush recently spoke with House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss. Laura Nichols, a spokeswoman for House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri, said that Bush had not approached Gephardt but he would be "willing to meet with whoever the president is." Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer said Bush would wait a while before calling Democrats directly, noting that most Democrats were currently lined up in support of Gore's challenges. However, Fleischer said Bush did place a call to Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., although he was having difficulty reaching him. Taylor has pledged to vote for Bush should the election be tossed to the House, suggesting it would reflect the views of his constituents. Bush carried Mississippi and Taylor's district in the Nov. 7 election. Bush may not have been calling many Democrats, but members of his high command were gingerly reaching out to the ones they knew in Congress, aides said. If Bush survives Gore's court challenges in Florida and becomes president, he will face the daunting job of trying to work with a closely divided Congress in an atmosphere of intense bitterness. To be able to govern, Bush must be able to assemble a coalition of Republicans and conservative Democrats like Taylor - much as Ronald Reagan did successfully in the early 1980s. Cheney announced that he had recruited David Gribben to serve as congressional liaison for the Bush team. Gribben is a former Defense Department aide who works at Halliburton Co., the oil services company Cheney, a former defense secretary, ran until recently. On his personal health, Cheney said he had a follow-up visit earlier in the day with doctors who treated him for a mild heart attack last week. "It went very well," he said, saying he received "a clean bill of health."