Thursday, September 7, 2000 Gore Budget: 50 Promises Without Price Tags “‘We are keeping a running total on every single promise we make,” Gore said. ‘I will integrate all of them into a balanced budget.’” (Associated Press, 10/29/99) Austin - Al Gore’s newly released budget does not account for, or grossly underestimates the cost of, at least 50 campaign promises he’s made during the course of the campaign. Many of Gore’s commitments have been completely abandoned in his new budget, while other items have been underfunded in an attempt to make Gore’s budget look balanced. "Most politicians wait until after ...