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PornoDoggy · 05-09-2003

I'm not a big Gore fan myself, although I definitely would have preferred him to Bush. That being said, this kind of discussion - who would have done better - is an absolute exercise in futility.

The hair on the back of my neck tends to stand up when I read a statement like that. Frankly, it would have stood up just as much if the situation were reversed. At the risk of being accused of trying to be the good liberal, that kind of knee-jerk reaction ("My guy would have done better/your guy couldn't do as well") is the stock-in-trade of the blind partisans - Torone, MikeAI, RawAlex, Dig.

The basic problem with this whole scenario is that there is no guarantee that any other Administration - including a McCain or Keyes Administration - would have responded to 9/11 with a focus on Iraq. Even assuming a Gore victory, it is just as possilbe that the tactic of "upset[ting] less people in Europe" could have meant that the so-called "Coalition of the Willing" might have have been more than an Anglo Alliance. I'm not entirely certain that was ever the desire of the Bush Administration, but that's an entirely different discussion.

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PornoDoggy Cramming 3 people in a Room to Attend Show Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Amid the Cornfields of Illinois Posts: 5,366	I'm not a big Gore fan myself, although I definitely would have preferred him to Bush. That being said, this kind of discussion - who would have done better - is an absolute exercise in futility. The hair on the back of my neck tends to stand up when I read a statement like that. Frankly, it would have stood up just as much if the situation were reversed. At the risk of being accused of trying to be the good liberal, that kind of knee-jerk reaction ("My guy would have done better/your guy couldn't do as well") is the stock-in-trade of the blind partisans - Torone, MikeAI, RawAlex, Dig. The basic problem with this whole scenario is that there is no guarantee that any other Administration - including a McCain or Keyes Administration - would have responded to 9/11 with a focus on Iraq. Even assuming a Gore victory, it is just as possilbe that the tactic of "upset[ting] less people in Europe" could have meant that the so-called "Coalition of the Willing" might have have been more than an Anglo Alliance. I'm not entirely certain that was ever the desire of the Bush Administration, but that's an entirely different discussion. __________________ SEX STORY TEXT Exotic Material for Adult Websites Available for part time (project or ongoing) work ...