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...contends that he was speaking as a citizen and then a public servant. He also points to a flawless service record as reason to allow him to remain...
Looking at the legislative record, it is easy to see that Congress had plenty of time in the past two years to pass such common-sense measures. Recently, the House leaders dedicated a full floor debate to a resolution critical of the Boy Scouts just for the opportunity to belittle it publicly. If the Congress had the time to waste floor debates on bills that were nothing but political statements, it had the time to vote and pass legislation that would have made a political statement by improving Americans' lives. On some bills, such as the McCain-Feingold campaign finance...
...Even when pressed last Friday morning on the "Today" show about why he wasn't talking about his executive record, Gore didn't take the gimme moment in front of 6 million viewers about welfare reform, a balanced budget, free-trade agreements, low crime rates and newly protected wilderness areas. "This race is about the future," he stammered instead. "President Clinton is my friend... But I'm not satisfied. I'm running on who I am and on my own." Gore denies friction with his White House partner, and aides insist they're not worried about being tied...
...Bush is not so shy about selling his record of governing in Texas, which he boasts has been successful because of political relationships with Republicans and Democrats that he cultivated before he was even elected. While running against former Democratic governor Ann Richards in 1994, Bush paid a secret visit to Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, a Democrat and the most powerful person in Texas politics. "You may not think I'm going to win," Bush told him, "but when I do, I want to work with you." Even when Bush's prediction came to pass, the famously crusty Bullock...
...This sounds harmless, but in Texas it translates into trusting corporate solutions. So far, this has resulted in record-breaking dirty air in Houston and children uninsured at an alarmingly high rate. (At the federal level, in the Reagan Administration, eschewing mandatory government standards for voluntary ones led to Firestone tires flying off SUVs). This doesn't mean there's no argument for voluntary efforts over government ones, but Bush has to make it specific, not send a political mash note from his well-meaning heart...