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November 20, 2002
He Speaks
He Speaks
And oh, what pearls of wisdom have dripped from the lifeless lips of Albert Gore today?"Now the warlords are back in control, the Taliban is back in Afghanistan and for a variety of reasons al-Qaida is back at full strength and Osama is back making his threats against the U.S," Gore said in an interview with The Associated Press.
And what color is the sky in your world today? In my version of reality, your statement isn't entirely accurate. I don't want to offend your pomo sensibilites here or anything, but aren't you exaggerating wildly to suit your own agenda?
But he said his "gut feeling is that whoever the Democratic nominee turns out to be will have an excellent chance in 2004 simply because the Bush-Cheney economic plan has been a catastrophic failure."
"By 2004, the economic consequences of this plan, now that they've got both the House and the Senate and they're unlikely to change their blueprint, I don't think it has a chance in the world of working, unfortunately," he said.
But you've got a plan, right Al?
Gore has said the whole Bush economic plan and economic team should be thrown out, and the administration should start over with tax cuts aimed specifically at the middle class.
Sorry, Al, but that dog won't hunt. I'll type this very slowly so you won't misunderstand. It's. Not. About. The. Economy. Stupid. In fact, all things considered like the terrorist attacks and the war, our economy is doing fairly well. Isn't war traditionally good for the economy anyway?
Gore said that "after a magnificent response to 9-11, President Bush then lost focus."
"As the fall elections approach, for whatever reason, he decided to start a new war," Gore said. "Saddam Hussein is a bad guy who deserves to be removed from power. But he is not the one who attacked us Sept. 11. He is not the one who is threatening to kill us right now.
"The president succeeded during the election campaign in convincing a majority that Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida are practically the same thing ... but he convinced the majority of something that is not true and is not backed up by any evidence that I am aware of."
Sucks being out of the loop on all the current foreign intell, doesn't it? Ah, well, c'est la guerre.
Gore must now decide whether the time is right for him to make another run for president amid this economic and international turmoil.
"It's not just about me, it's about how I can best serve my country, whether I would be the best candidate for Democrats to put forward against Bush," Gore said.
Sounds like at least you _think_ it's all about you. Hey Al, there's no "I" in Democrat.
Gore acknowledged he has plenty of work to do winning over Democrats who remain skeptical after his loss to Bush.
He said he will "have to convince the political insiders and the journalistic community that I'd learned enough to run a better campaign."
And good luck to you Bucky, cuz I don't see that happening. "learned enough"..."run a better campaign"....Baahaaahahaha, now that's a good one.
Posted by Rita at November 20, 2002 07:59 PM