catman wrote:
> Listening tot he news about Bush's suit, it makes one wonder what he is afraid of.
>Is he
> worried that a correct counting will mean he has lost? Surely it would be better for
>him
> to know he had really won rather than have all this doubt?
Hi, Colin,
Yes, Bush is afraid he will lose when the votes are counted by hand. Otherwise, there
would
be no reason for him to go to a federal court to try to block such a count. If Bush was
confident about the outcome, why not just let it happen?
Gore, too, obviously wants to be president, and is doing what Florida law allows in
order
to possibly achieve that. If the Republicans thought that recounting the votes in
particular counties would benefit them, they would have asked for that also. (Each
party
has the right to do that since the vote was so close.)
Debra Shea
