Wondered if Al Gore would have been elected by a WIDER margin had there

[Valerie5555]

been the prospect of the "pitter patter of little feet," (or rather little kitten and puppy PAWS) in the White House, for I bet every cat and dog lover may have also voted for him on account of his cute little kitten and puppy, especially had he been inclined to get any further pets.

[oldhat]

1. Mmmmkay...

If I could just take that stapler back, that'd be great, yeah.

[Valerie5555]

5. Uh -oh I wondered if you were going to staple me, shirt and all to the

wall for questioning the type of PETS, Al Gore should have had.

[Kanary]

2. Now *THERE'S* an issue of substance

:crazy:

[unblock]

3. hey, don't knock issue-less vote-gathering.

many voters, even the well-informed ones, are influenced by non-issue-related things.

it's human nature, and it's a part of politics. like it or not, this stuff makes a difference. EVERY politician knows this.

[Kanary]

4. Then don't complain when you have a completely shallow country

You want to rationalize it, you'll probably get it.

:crazy:

Kanary