"None of the airlines involved required a contract or any written guarantee of payment before sending their planes and volunteer crews," Simon wrote of the American Airlines flights. "One official said if Gore promised to pay, that was good enough for them."
Yeah, the check is in the mail. The just got stiffed. Gore is an as_bag.
"One official said if Gore promised to pay, that was good enough for them."
All I can say to this is, I've been involved in direct mail all my adult life, and can say with reasonable authority that anything associated with the Democrats had better be COD, if you want to stay in business.
Gore won't be any different, unless negative PR makes it impossible for him to skate on the bill.