From: Charles Hixson (charleshixsn@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed May 14 2003 - 08:22:43 MDT
Damien Sullivan wrote:
>On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 12:06:28AM -0400, Harvey Newstrom wrote:
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>I do not claim that this is representative, or that had the popular and
>electoral votes each tilted the other way that both sides might not have been
>playing the opposite tunes. Although I'd like to think I'd have had the grace
>to be a bit ashamed of Gore's in that case.
>
>-xx- Damien X-)
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Yes. Gore was much better than Bush at being polite. And saw more
point in being diplomatic. I'm not really convinced that their goals
were very different, but Gore would have paid a lot more attention to
criticisms (mainly to avoid them -- not to change what he was going to do).
E.g.: I suspect that Gore would have forwarded the Kyoto treaty to the
Senate...and just not pushed for it, or even subtly pushed against it.
The Obvious result would have been the same, but there wouldn't have
been the international upset... or it would be directed at the
obstructionist Republicans. But the treaty still wouldn't have been passed.
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