>I can only conclude that someone came into Clinton's office with a set of >figures that haven't been released to the public yet which are truly scary >and the choice politically was to lead from the front or allow the public >to know and answer for refusing to lead. That someone might have been Al Gore, looking ahead to 2000 and wanting to lay the groundwork for a defining issue in the next presidential election: "It's the environment, stupid!" Downwind from the great Asian crash and burn of '97, the alternative could turn out to be "It's the system, stupid!" Regards, Tom Walker ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ knoW Ware Communications Vancouver, B.C., CANADA [EMAIL PROTECTED] (604) 688-8296 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The TimeWork Web: http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/