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Politics : WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (3939)	8/7/2003 5:33:42 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 10965

NEWS: Bush misleading nation, Gore says Administration creating ‘false impressions’ to justify policies, ex-VP charges Former Vice President Al Gore addresses students at New York University on Thursday. ASSOCIATED PRESS msnbc.com NEW YORK, Aug. 7 — Speaking out in his role as an elder statesman of the Democratic Party, former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday charged that the Bush administration “routinely shows disrespect” for the “honest and open debate” that produces the truth. “I THINK IT’S partly because they feel they already know the truth and aren’t very curious to learn about any facts that might contradict it,” Gore said in a combative speech at New York University in which he criticized President Bush’s policies at home and in Iraq. The 2000 Democratic presidential nominee, addressing about 600 people in a speech sponsored by the liberal activist group Moveon.Org, said the nation’s military and economic policies under Bush had upset many Americans. “The direction in which our nation is being led is deeply troubling to me, not only in Iraq but also at home, on economic policy, social policy and environmental policy,” Gore said, adding that he was speaking “not as a candidate ... but as an American who loves his country.” “Millions of Americans now share a feeling that something pretty basic has gone wrong in our country, and that some important American values are being placed at risk, and they want to set it right.” Gore argued that the administration used false pretenses to launch the war against Saddam Hussein, including claims that the Iraqi leader was involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and was on the verge of providing terrorists with chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. “As a result, too many of our soldiers are paying the highest price for the strategic miscalculations, serious misjudgments and historic mistakes that have put them and our nation in harm’s way,” Gore said. The Democrat, who captured the popular vote but lost the electoral count in 2000, delivered the speech amid talk that he should enter the presidential race. On Wednesday, former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo urged Gore to jump into the already crowded Democratic field of nine contenders. Gore reiterated that he would not seek the nomination, although he promised an endorsement down the road. Gore said the administration has also given false impression about the results of tax cuts, and he called the federal budget deficit “an emerging fiscal catastrophe.” In both Iraq and the economy, Gore said, the common factor is a dishonesty in the dissemination of facts. “That really is the nub of the problem,” he said.