To: Neil H who wrote (105211 ) 12/8/2000 11:03:09 AM From: Ellen Read Replies (3) | Respond to Imagine that you run a company and the quality control department advises you there is an increase in the error rate - a decrease in the number of units produced that function as they are supposed to. What do you do? You look at the production lines to find the source of the problem. Is there a particular line that has had an increase in discarded parts? Is this the source of the problem as a whole, causing fewer parts to be passed on to the rest of the production lines for completion of the units? If so, you would concentrate your efforts on that faulty line - re-tool the machine, re-train workers or whatever was required to correct that problem line to reduce its error rate.no one wanted to instigate. Republicans are being disingenuous, at best, to argue otherwise in spite of their belief that the whole country sees it their way. Republicans don't want to see or admit their hypocrisy of this because even though Bush was and is ahead (Democrats can and do acknowledge that) it is by a very, very tiny number. Bush could have also requested recounts in individual counties if he chose. He was as legally entitled to do so as Gore was. That was an equal opportunity. Bush, instead, decided his course of action would be to mount a legal campaign to stop or slow the recount process with the intent to claim and maintain his tiny lead (LESS than the margin of error for the machines!), as well as to mount a public relations campaign to sway public opinion. So if you want to complain, complain to Bush.specifically provide for recount by individual county. Your argument that this isn't legal simply does not hold water. It is legal. Perfectly legal. If Florida did not intend it, then why did they construct their laws so that it does?has 'territorially' or by individual county requested recounts of absentee ballots. And he got those recounts. Completed. And he sued counties and acted like a bully to get them. Gore has not even been able to see his requested recounts completed. Who is being fair and who is not?seized . I will respect the office and the fact that he holds that office if he prevails, but the reason he would be in that office will be suspect. Despite the Republican spin, vile rhetoric, insults, attacks and desire to view it otherwise, Gore has merely and legally and rightfully requested the recounts he did to see what the votes said . Win or lose - let's just see what the votes, that he was entitled to request be recounted, say. To my mind, Bush has sullied and insulted the process because he does not want to see what those votes said.
