[Thermodyne]

Since this is degenerating into a Bush vs. Gore event, you guys should do your home work first.
It was not BillyBob that was on the Republican hit list. Go back and check the congressional
staff list from the Watergate hearings. Power players in DC have long memories, and are seldom know to set aside a grudge. And DC playbacks can develop into a hell all of their own. Mr. Gore was in a catch 22. He needed to distance himself from a president who got caught lying to his people, but in so doing would have left a large part of his inherited base behind also.

As to the election, the electoral college has been part of American Presidential elections for a
very long time. For a looser to challenge it after an election would indicate that the candidate was particularly unsuited to hold the office. As for the challenging of the count, many candidates have been advised to challenge results in the past, but with one exception, all of them felt that the good of the country was more important. All but one choose unity over litagation.

[ April 17, 2003, 02:42: Message edited by: Thermodyne ]