consortiumnews.com - http://www.consortiumnews.com CNN's tally of the nation's popular vote shows Al Gore leading by about a quarter million votes. It appears Gore was the popular choice in Florida, too, but for misapplied votes and other irregularities in the state governed by Gov. George W. Bush's brother. Given his status as the apparent popular-vote loser, one might think Bush would bend over backwards to ensure fairness in Florida for the tens of thousands of Gore voters whose ballots were kicked out for a variety of reasons. That way, Bush might salvage some legitimacy for his presidency should he manage to hold Florida and "win" the Electoral College. Instead, the Bush campaign has done all it could to block voters in three Democratic counties from having a manual recount, ironically after Bush benefited from hand recounts in several Republican counties. Bush's high-handed behavior could invite a new nickname -- "Slobo Bush" -- after the Yugoslavian strongman Slobodan Milosevic who lost the popular vote in a presidential election that he then tried to short-circuit. But at least Milosevic had the good grace, eventually, to bow to the popular will and let the people's choice take office. For more on Bush's double standards, go to Consortiumnews.com at http://www.consortiumnews.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Want to effectively manage your Accounts Receivables? Need to maximize cash flow? Now, you can with Freeworks' FREE ONLINE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MANAGER! Create invoices, track receivables, review account statements and much more! http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/Freeworks
