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

To: lml who wrote (3843)	12/13/2000 3:52:07 AM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 3887

The question was framed in response to some here who portrayed this election as a contest between polar opposites: good and evil, light and dark, etc. I would agree that Bush is more moderate than many of his portrayals; I would say the same of Gore. I would hope to see Bush trying to develop a platform that addresses the concerns of those who voted Democratic; I also hope to hear a good deal less of the "Repiblicans are stupid scum" and "Democrats are lazy lying bastards" rhetoric. A little of that goes a long way. I remain a bit concerned about the sort of foreign policy that will emerge in a Bush administration; this is a concern peculiar to my being an American living abroad, and I'm not surprised that it is not widely shared. I hope to see a good deal of moderation in that area; time will tell.

To: lml who wrote (3843)	12/13/2000 11:16:36 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 3887

Gore abandons White House bid Vice president plans Prime Time television address MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 — Al Gore on Wednesday abandoned his quest for the White House, ordering staff members working on the recount effort in Florida to suspend operations, aides told NBC News. Two senior advisers, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press Gore will drop out of the race in the address Wednesday night. “The race is over,” said one official who had talked to Gore Wednesday morning. “We’re done.” The vice president’s decision to end the post-election legal battle came after he consulted with lawyers and advisers for several hours in the wake of Tuesday night’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The deeply divided court reversed the Florida high court’s order for new recounts in the presidential race. Seven members of the nation’s highest court said that the Florida Supreme Court ruling ordering the recounts presented constitutional problems. But the court then split 5-4 against new recounts to remedy the problem. In the majority were Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Sandra Day O’Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy and Clarence Thomas. Before Gore’s decision was announced Wednesday morning, the vice president was said to be alone with his family at his official residence in the U.S. Naval Observatory, privately sifting through the advice tendered by his lawyers, advisers and friends. PREPARED TO FIGHT ON While Bush remained out of sight in Texas, Cheney arrived at the campaign’s transition office in McLean, Va., shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday. He greeted reporters but offered no comment on the decision. Aides for Bush told NBC’s David Gregory that the Texas governor would not declare victory until Gore decided to concede. At the Supreme Court, the majority ruled the recount ordered by the Florida court violated equal rights protections and said that given the time constraints, there was no way to conduct a new recount that would pass constitutional standards. The ruling, five weeks to the day after the presidential election, said, “The recount process ... is inconsistent with the minimum procedures necessary to protect the fundamental right of each voter.” The justices said the Florida court “ratified” uneven handling of recounts in various counties. The standards “might vary not only from county to county but indeed within a single county from one recount team to another,” the court said. Without a recount, the certification of Bush as the narrow winner over Gore of Florida’s 25 electoral votes — and thus the presidency — would stand. “Because it is evident that any recount seeking to meet the Dec. 12 date (for choosing electors) will be unconstitutional ... we reverse the judgment of the Supreme Court of Florida ordering the recount to proceed,” the court said. The justices issued the main ruling in an unsigned opinion. Rehnquist, Scalia and Thomas went further in a separate opinion, saying the Florida Supreme Court also violated the Constitution and federal law in ordering the recount. msnbc.com