Yes, if we elected presidents by actually having the person who gets the most votes win, or even if there had been an honest election in Florida (both in terms of allowing all legally-entitled voters to vote AND counting all the votes honestly), Al Gore would be the winner.
If Al Gore had taken his rightful place after winning the 2000 election, he would have inherited the successful Clinton budget surpluses and fiscally responsible economic policies.
Gore would have listened to the specific terror warnings and likely prevented 9/11 but, if the terror event had occurred, would have deployed surgical, target police action rather than a full-blown war, and certainly wouldn’t have let Osama escape when he was cornered at Tora Bora. No Afghanistan war.
Gore would never have invaded Iraq, the WRONG COUNTRY, that had no WMD and was successfully neutered by Clinton’s successful no-fly zone policy of targeted containment.
No corporate welfare, tax cuts for the few richest elites, lax regulatory oversight of Wall Street and financial markets, or Bush economic collapse and steadily worsening employment stats.
No Samuel Alito or John Roberts on the Supreme Court; no Citizens United or no overturning the Voting Rights Act or none the absurd rulings that overturned reasonable gun safety laws.
No Donald Rumsfeld or Dick Cheney diverting funds from invading the wrong country for the profit of their oil cronies and “defense contractors” of the military-industrial complex that Eisenhower warned us about, who profiteer off the deaths and suffering of our brave heroes and, when they return, cast them on the trash heap of neglect.
And do I even need to mention the difference in environmental, climate and energy policies between two Texas Oilmen (Bush and “The Dick” Cheney) compared to the author of Earth in the Balance written way back when he was still a Senator, before he was even vice president, who made that his signature issue?
But Florida just adopted — by a wide, unassailable margin — an amendment to its state constitution which will allow a million released felons to vote in future elections. That may have been the most significant election result in all of 2018.
That’s right, Al Gore won and America lost big time! The sooner Florida is under water the better off the country will be, and the water is rising as the poles melt. We’re at or past the point of no return on fixing our fossil carbon polluting and over populating mess we’ve made.
Robert C. Premium Member over 5 years ago
Deja vu, all over again?
DD Wiz Premium Member over 5 years ago
Yes, if we elected presidents by actually having the person who gets the most votes win, or even if there had been an honest election in Florida (both in terms of allowing all legally-entitled voters to vote AND counting all the votes honestly), Al Gore would be the winner.
If Al Gore had taken his rightful place after winning the 2000 election, he would have inherited the successful Clinton budget surpluses and fiscally responsible economic policies.
Gore would have listened to the specific terror warnings and likely prevented 9/11 but, if the terror event had occurred, would have deployed surgical, target police action rather than a full-blown war, and certainly wouldn’t have let Osama escape when he was cornered at Tora Bora. No Afghanistan war.
Gore would never have invaded Iraq, the WRONG COUNTRY, that had no WMD and was successfully neutered by Clinton’s successful no-fly zone policy of targeted containment.
No corporate welfare, tax cuts for the few richest elites, lax regulatory oversight of Wall Street and financial markets, or Bush economic collapse and steadily worsening employment stats.
No Samuel Alito or John Roberts on the Supreme Court; no Citizens United or no overturning the Voting Rights Act or none the absurd rulings that overturned reasonable gun safety laws.
No Donald Rumsfeld or Dick Cheney diverting funds from invading the wrong country for the profit of their oil cronies and “defense contractors” of the military-industrial complex that Eisenhower warned us about, who profiteer off the deaths and suffering of our brave heroes and, when they return, cast them on the trash heap of neglect.
And do I even need to mention the difference in environmental, climate and energy policies between two Texas Oilmen (Bush and “The Dick” Cheney) compared to the author of Earth in the Balance written way back when he was still a Senator, before he was even vice president, who made that his signature issue?
jessie d. Premium Member over 5 years ago
Would be a change fo the betterment of our history for sure. If only for the lives lost in the ongoing GOP wars.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 5 years ago
Hell, we knew THAT back in 2000…
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 5 years ago
But Florida just adopted — by a wide, unassailable margin — an amendment to its state constitution which will allow a million released felons to vote in future elections. That may have been the most significant election result in all of 2018.
ForALaugh Premium Member over 5 years ago
That’s right, Al Gore won and America lost big time! The sooner Florida is under water the better off the country will be, and the water is rising as the poles melt. We’re at or past the point of no return on fixing our fossil carbon polluting and over populating mess we’ve made.
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr over 5 years ago
Yup, we’ve all lost hair and gained weight while waiting for that news.
anomalous4 over 5 years ago
If only. Sigh.
wiatr over 5 years ago
Mr Rogers must have been inspired by Colbert the other night. (Another Mr Rogers in Pittsburgh?)