> So, in other words, you don't favor a smaller government, lower taxes, > welfare reform or a strong national defense? All Gore positions, well > articulated during his campaign and championed by him during > eight years as > VP.
Okay, let's see... positions. Again, I have to admit that I had to do some research. Mainly because I did not want to make any false statements, but also because I have never been a Gore supporter. I also know that spin can be used in any number of ways and, depending on who you listen to, truth can sometimes be "flexible". But I do have to say that now I've heard it all! I may not have listened to what Gore said, but I do know what I remember and, after double checking, I want to bring up one statement that was made by Mr. Gore. �You may have been seeing on the television news the effects of this heat wave on kids and old people and families and it�s really been very hot . . . Because the atmosphere of the whole earth is warming up, it's more common now to have these very, very hot days . . . And [the Republicans have] been cutting that budget way back. I don�t think most people in the country agree with that. They want to use all the big surplus we have for a big risky tax scheme. We think we ought to use some of it for these programs that will help save the environment� Reuters (8/2/99) Now then, I want make a few points based on this statement. Smaller government, in my eyes, means a smaller budget and less "red tape". "... we ought to use some of it for these programs that will help save the environment," for me translates directly to "let's try and get the government involved in another program that will research a program to develop a system to tell the colleges and research labs how to think about reporting on the atmosphere." That's not making the current government smaller. Lower taxes? You think that he supported lowering our taxes? "They want to use all the big surplus we have for a big risky tax scheme." If memory serves, the Bush tax cut is 1.4 Trillion dollars over the next 10 years. The Federal surplus will be in the HUNDREDS of trillions of dollars by the time his tax cut takes full effect! The American people are getting less than a tenth of the projected surplus back. As far as the Environment... Gore's a HUGE fan of the environment. In his book, "Earth In the Balance" he even talks about getting rid of the Internal Combustion engine in "25 years or so". True, they are working on a hybrid engine system as we speak and they get tremendous gas mileage, but even then they need an internal combustion engine. What's even more interesting is his "double-back" nature. Apparently in July 1999, millions of gallons of water were released from a dam on the Connecticut River so that Gore�s canoe would not scrape bottom during a photo op. In the meantime, residents around the eastern seaboard were placed on water rations because of drought conditions. The only reference to the military that I could find was that he strongly supported gays in the military. In reading what his stand was, it looks even more "bend over backwards" than Clinton's position, and that one failed miserably. I remember when that one came out, "Don't ask, don't tell." Talk about a waste of training time! Finally, of course Gore would be for welfare reform! It means that the Government gets to run more people's lives. My wife baby-sits her cousin's twin two year old girls and is paid by the State of New York. They told her... TOLD her that she could not smoke in the same room that the girls are in. They also told her that she could not smoke in the car. Granted, it makes sense from a health viewpoint. Even more to the point, my wife and I quit smoking over 6 months ago... but what law gives the government the right to tell me what I can do in my own house?! As I said in my previous post, I will grant that Gore helped the Internet along in some way, but I also said "I don't agree with that concept of "ignore the engineer behind the curtain"." I also don't think Gore was the only person that helped. All that being said, I'm going to go watch the leaves turn. Enjoy! Hatton Humphrey --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.281 / Virus Database: 149 - Release Date: 9/18/2001 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
