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

To: Esvida who wrote (3720)	12/11/2000 10:51:12 AM
From: Esvida	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3887

Possible wild card for Gore: I just read that the FSC had just received written arguments for the Seminole and Martin cases. If they decided to hear these cases, I think the chances are that they would force the USSC to show its real stripes once again. There's a good possibility that the two courts are now in a pissing contest. Of course the FSC will lose, but that will not stop them from showing off USSC's political activism.

To: Esvida who wrote (3720)	12/11/2000 5:49:50 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3887

The people who should be happy are the Rep. I think they will plan an 8-year program. That would be pretty premature. Bush is not the brightest of lights, and can be fairly confidently expected to step on his dick somewhere along the line. Better than half the voting public did not want him or his platform to begin with, and he will also have to deal with the fringe members of his own party, who will be bitterly disappointed at his failure to nuke China, outlaw sex, and put Lawrence Welk on prime time. A lot of Republicans are expecting some sort of fundamental change in the way the nation is run; that is not going to happen, and many supporters will be upset when it doesn't. Bush will have to make some fairly hard choices early on - including, very likely, a choice between drastically scaling back his tax cut plan and sending the budget into deficit - and choices make enemies. It is fairly easy to unify a party behind a platform with a carrot for everyone when you are in the opposition role, much harder to balance those conflicting interests when you are sitting in the hot seat. Of course if the Dems do nominate Gore again, the Reps have every right to be confident. I don't think that will happen, though. I certainly hope it doesn't. A rematch would be more than any of us could stand.