John H. - thanks for the kind words. My problem with Bush is that I don't believe him. My impression is that his abortion stance is just something he learned from his position paper. My problem with Gore(on this and other issues)is that I think he has been reduced to an easily digested sound bite. I personally don't believe that abortion is an appropriate issue for a political campaign. It lends itself to empty rhetoric and posturing.

As for Gore being an opportunist, his entire life has been politics and public service. Again, I don't know him. But he's been working in the public sector for ever; he has a past that is easily researched. On the whole he has performed pretty well.IMHO