[Protagoras]

So, you believe we're no better off with Dubya as President than we would have been with Al Gore?

It's a matter of degrees.

It's not possible to know about a Gore presidency, we can only speculate. I would speculate that we are not as bad off as we would be if he had won.

Having said that, the lesser of two evils is still evil. I mean that politically (before you get your back up) not personally.

My impression of him personally (so far) is that he is a decent person, unlike his predecessor, and wants to do what he conciders the right thing. So did Roosevelt.

I don't want to die (metaphorically), from enemy fire, or friendly fire.

[newgeezer]

Yes, I agree with all of that.

But, it has little to do my original point, which was to question one's being "happier" that he "voted for someone [other than Bush]."