Posted on 12/01/2002 5:49:41 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:59:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Perhaps carpetbaggers can dig a little deeper into their luggage to pull out something else which will not be met with scowls, disaffection, derision, and contempt.
I take it you're not aware of the many military officers who risked their careers, possibly their lives, by stating that if Gore had usurped the presidency, they would have reacted by considering him as one of the *enemies, foreign and domestic* that they have sworn to protect this country's constitution against.
The interesting question is, how many. I am personally aware of more than I have fingers and toes, so it was almost certainly more than a hundred, at least several hundred, and possibly a thousand or more, some in some particularly interesting duty assignments.
I suspect the dispute would have become violent and bloody very quickly. That is, after all, their job, and the duty required by the promise of those oaths they intended to keep.
I don't think Bush would have idly sat by with such things going on, and growing in intensity. I hope not, at least, and still give prayers of thanks it did not.
-archy-/-
Although I myself was prepared to take to the streets if it came to that, or at least move to Texas and work for secession, I didn't know how angry some in the military were (and rightfully so).
At any rate, I am thankful that we have President Bush, and I will work hard for his reelection. The nation has been given a second chance, and that is more than we deserved.
Let's dispense with this "he should have won because he won the popular vote" BS once and for all. Many years ago, some racing sports writer wrote about some controversial new rules in auto racing - maybe restrictor plate or whatever -it doesn't matter. Anyway, he made the point that the rules were not designed to provide advantage or disadvantage to any driver or car, even though they might initially favor one faction or another, and that over the history of the sport, the same names show up in the winner's circle, regardless of rule changes. That's because they define a winning "strategery", in consonance with whatever rules are in effect.
And so it is with elections. George Bush understood the contest to be about electoral votes - not popular votes. And so did Gore! Bush could have run up his popular vote in Texas and other Red states - even though he was comfortably ahead - but what for? It wasn't part of the game.
And when it was all over, it went into tie-breaker. And despite having corrupt line judges who completely discarded the rule book, the replay officials in the higher "booth" adhered to the rules as they stood. THAT is why George W. Bush is president - and that's why I don't tolerate any whimpering libs, blathering about their lost license to steal.
Also fans of his Al Gore At The Movies reviews. The first of the newest batch will be online later this week.
Hmmmm... Al and Tipper are making the rounds of the talk shows right now hocking that shlocky picture book they tossed together. You don't think he is doing all this just to promote a book that is doomed to end up on the Dollar Store shelves?
I'll be glad when I get back to my house with my AT&T Broadband Internet connection.
Bumping to come back and try your link later. Thanks.
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