Actually, troll, it's pretty well known that Brokaw is a conservative Republican. In fact, there have been frequent suggestions that his reporting is skewed in favor of conservatives. I don't know whether those suggestions are true or not (I prefer to watch Peter Jennings myself), but Brokaw's sympathies are well known.

I think mousethief got it right -- when one side starts to vilify the other, the chances for a rational discussion of the issues are diminished (I'm paraphrasing). I'm a little disappointed in both of these guys, to be honest with you; a balanced view of this suggests that both sides have a point, but because the two principals are in "confrontation mode," they can't admit that there's merit to any position other than their own. However, Gore has made an effort to resolve this fairly by offering to meet, proposing alternative methods of conducting a fair recount, counseling patience and moderation, etc. Bush has done nothing but pretend that he IS the winner, because he had a momentary advantage based on an incomplete count, and because the Florida Secretary of State was very happy to use her office to attempt to lend legitimacy to her favored candidate. My liberal, self-righteous opinion is that Bush may well end up being named President, but Gore will come out of it with more of his integrity intact.

Now excuse me while I scurry off ...