[EM] Gore vs. Bush

[Forest Simmons]

Yes^6, and other things that Bush never thought of.

Gore is just as bad a hawk and anti-environmentalist as Bush, if not
worse. He was in the pockets of the same corporate interests, etc.

His sheep's clothing are a little more convincing to some, but that's
intentional; if the devil didn't dress him up better, then the race
wouldn't have been as even.  As we know, the devil needs an even race to
keep his two party system going.

The only advantage that I can see if Gore had gotten elected is that the
opposition party (the Republicans) would have had more spine in opposing
all of these measures ... more spine than the spineless Democrats had when
a Republican president was pushing them through.

Forest

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, Adam Tarr wrote:

> I've criticized others in the past for spamming the list with these sorts
> of debates, so I promise this will be the last post on this topic for me.
>
> >I believe that Gore would have bungled everything just as badly as Bush
> >has.  He could just as easily and cynically (and ironically) play the role
> >of the fundamentalist Christian anti-Christ ... the devil can dress more
> >than one wolf in sheep's clothing.
>
> Do you think Gore would have -
>
> 1)  Pursued the opening of the ANWR as the centerpiece of his energy policy?
> 2)  Pushed through a "perscription drug package" that is really more about
> the privatization of Medicare?
> 3)  Passed the massive tax cut that runs counter to Demorcatic party
> principles?
> 4)  Drafted the Patriot act?
> 5)  Issued the executive order to fund Christiian groups?
> 6)  Handed sweetheart deals in Iraq to Haliburton (or even invaded Iraq)?
>
> I don't pretend to know you oppose all these things (I only oppose most of
> them), but they all run counter to the progressive liberal grain, and it's
> very hard to imagine Gore pushing them.
>
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