Reply #171: A Gore presidency would not have been that bad an outcome

[Alcibiades]

An incumbent Gore would have won by a larger margin than he did in 2000, maybe even a cheat-proof margin. He would have then been eligible for re-election in 2004. Instead, his part in what had become a tarnished administration probably cost him the election. So, instead of 8 more years of Democratic control of the executive, we got 8 years of Bush, the Iraq War, and a global depression.

Not to mention Clinton's own repeated lies about "that woman," lies lots of us dutifully repeated, until such time as he realized that she saved the dress, at which point the whole thing became a purely private matter.

One of the things that is appealing about Obama is his comportment and dignity. As Obama's speechwriter, I'm sure this kid will get a good job somewhere, but I don't think it should be in this administration. I'm tired of drunken frat boys in the White House.