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To: pariah
This is exactly why I favor electing 'sons of the rich' like our current President, as opposed to the 'self-made' politician, of which Clintoon stands as the most infamous example.

So you would favor electing the son of a senator over the son of a shoe salesman? Rich and wealthy Al Gore over the "self-made" Ronald Reagan?

11 posted on 05/29/2002 2:54:17 AM PDT by SpringheelJack
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To: SpringheelJack
Rich and wealthy Al Gore over the "self-made" Ronald Reagan?

Not on my life would I favor Gore, simply because he too is a 'son of the rich'. I favor those who identify with this country, its traditions and vital institutions. Being obscenely wealthy is not a guarantee of that, and as RR and other true statesmen demonstrate, loyalty and integrity can be found in those of middle class upbringing -- otherwise, we would be looking at President Gore right now! It's the oppositional, us vs. them mentality, whipping up the fears and suspicions of the resentful, that we must eschew.
I will say, however, that Al Gore, being wedded to wealth, would not have been the foreign policy disaster that BC was -- but still a far cry from Bush 43!

16 posted on 05/29/2002 7:24:11 PM PDT by pariah
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