Some of the comments here make it look like people think that Gore called for a recount in Florida. He did not. State law mandates a recount if the difference between the two leading candidates is less than 1/2 of 1%. This was an AUTOMATIC recount. Gore had nothing to do with it.

I hear that Bush, however, did call for a refill. :)

I fail to see how the fact that the ballot was designed by a Democrat makes it non-confusing. Are you saying you implicitly trust all Democrats to make non-confusing ballots? What a stupid thing to even bring up. If it is determined that the ballot was confusing, then it was confusing whether it was designed by a Democrat or a Rosicrucian. The question is whether the people of this particular district are allowed to have their votes count. If 19k of them were thrown out, because they couldn't figure out which hole to punch and punched both, or punched the wrong one, then they have been cheated out of their vote. All this "it was designed and checked by a Democrat" crap is just special pleading.

And what's this bullsh*t about Gore conceding before all the votes are counted? What if he concedes and then the final vote -- including absentee ballots from overseas military personnel (don't THEIR votes count?) flip the total into his column? He'd look like an idiot. (Okay, bigger idiot.) No, it's best for everybody if he doesn't concede, and Dubya doesn't claim victory, until the vote tally in Florida is OFFICIAL and FINAL.

And finally, Troll, get this through your thick head: it isn't the DUI/OUI/DWI/whatever. It's the lying about it, and then going on to run a "bring integrity back to the Whitehouse" campaign. Get it? He lied through his teeth, then jumped on Gore for lack of integrity. Get it? Get it? Sheesh.

Okay, flame away, y'all.

Alex
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