[AgentR]

Let me ask a related question then... Should Gore have halted his appeals once it become mathematically apparent that either he would lose the vote flat out and Bush certified the winner, or the House of Representatives would be forced to vote, thus certifying Bush the winner?

Were all those late Supreme Court appeals wrong of him?

I don't think so personally; but thats kind of what you're suggesting.

[3aidlillahi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') don't think so personally; but thats kind of what you're suggesting.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mos6507', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TreeFarmer', '
')Let's give the Libertarians a try...

[AgentR]

Both of you really seem to be suggesting that he should not have pursued all his legal avenues of appeal on the election. I tend to think politicians should ALWAYS pursue the legal avenues to their conclusions when the margin is very slim; as its really the only way the system gets tested and improved for one; but it also guarantees that the process is truly open and visible.

Would the punchcard and funky ballot printing that happened in Florida ever have been noticed and challenged with any intensity if the election hadn't hinged on Florida, or the Florida vote had been 55 / 45 for either candidate? I think not.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR', 'B')oth of you really seem to be suggesting that he should not have pursued all his legal avenues of appeal on the election. I tend to think politicians should ALWAYS pursue the legal avenues to their conclusions when the margin is very slim; as its really the only way the system gets tested and improved for one; but it also guarantees that the process is truly open and visible.

Would the punchcard and funky ballot printing that happened in Florida ever have been noticed and challenged with any intensity if the election hadn't hinged on Florida, or the Florida vote had been 55 / 45 for either candidate? I think not.

[3aidlillahi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR', 'B')oth of you really seem to be suggesting that he should not have pursued all his legal avenues of appeal on the election. I tend to think politicians should ALWAYS pursue the legal avenues to their conclusions when the margin is very slim; as its really the only way the system gets tested and improved for one; but it also guarantees that the process is truly open and visible.

Would the punchcard and funky ballot printing that happened in Florida ever have been noticed and challenged with any intensity if the election hadn't hinged on Florida, or the Florida vote had been 55 / 45 for either candidate? I think not.

[HeckuvaJob]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR', '.').. Should Gore have halted his appeals once it become mathematically apparent that either he would lose the vote flat out and Bush certified the winner...

[mattduke]

Let's recall Galloway's dressing down of Coleman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyyGoPerzWc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lINNad6Njs

[AgentR]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('HeckuvaJob', 'F')unny, I remember Bush's lead shrinking, then disappearing after being sworn in.

[mefistofeles]

What difference does it make? The left wing of the republicratic party is just as corrupt and owned by the bank as the right wing of the party? Case in point, look at what happened to Summers and Rubins after they left the Clinton administration, they both left for high paying consulting gigs with Wall Street. What do you think is going to happen when Geithner, leaves? He's going to get a "real job" on Wall Street and make 50X whatever they are paying him now. Look Rahm Emmanuel, after working for Clinton he took off and got a high paying job on Wall Street.

These guys aren't going punish Wall Street. Why should they, it's probably their next stop after government.

Its absolutely disgusting how incestous the system is. It's no wonder Congress can't anything done. These guys are on the take just like the last group of clowns in charge. I think anyone who thinks that the the either Republicans or Democrats are clean is out of touch with reality of our system. They have both been bought lock stock and barrel by their paymasters on Wall Street.

[HeckuvaJob]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR', 'P')lease.. and that matters for the result of the presidential election... how?

[Starvid]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mefistofeles', 'W')hat difference does it make? The left wing of the republicratic party is just as corrupt and owned by the bank as the right wing of the party? Case in point, look at what happened to Summers and Rubins after they left the Clinton administration, they both left for high paying consulting gigs with Wall Street. What do you think is going to happen when Geithner, leaves? He's going to get a "real job" on Wall Street and make 50X whatever they are paying him now. Look Rahm Emmanuel, after working for Clinton he took off and got a high paying job on Wall Street.

These guys aren't going punish Wall Street. Why should they, it's probably their next stop after government.

Its absolutely disgusting how incestous the system is. It's no wonder Congress can't anything done. These guys are on the take just like the last group of clowns in charge. I think anyone who thinks that the the either Republicans or Democrats are clean is out of touch with reality of our system. They have both been bought lock stock and barrel by their paymasters on Wall Street.

[mos6507]

What difference does it make? Stuff like this. Say what you want about democratic fiscal policy, but I'd like to see some catchup work done on energy and environmental legislation after 8 years of moving in the totally wrong direction. Wall-street and banksters won't amount to a hill of beans after peak oil and global warming is done with us.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR', '
')Should Gore have halted his appeals once it become mathematically apparent that either he would lose the vote flat out and Bush certified the winner, or the House of Representatives would be forced to vote, thus certifying Bush the winner?

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AlexdeLarge', '[')img]http://rightwingmn.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/al_franken_bunny_web.jpg[/img]


Minn. rules for Franken in Senate fight
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9955CL06&show_article=1


You can't make this sh*t up ! ROTFLMAO

[AlexdeLarge]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '
')
The SUPERMAJORITY is real. It's gonna rock your world, Alex.

[mos6507]

The time to ridicule him was BEFORE the election, Alex. Now you've just got to suffer the indignities of liberal Air America icon heading to Washington to break the 60 vote threshold for the Dems.



So...

[pablonite]

It's always entertaining watching Americans arguing over their politics.
You got electronic vote counters and both (yeah - that is all of 2) "parties" with strangely similiar agendas and just to amuse you the vote is always a close one.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AlexdeLarge', 'I')'m at at the top of the food chain

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pablonite', 'I')t's always entertaining watching Americans arguing over their politics.

[WhatMeWorry]

One without high speed internet?