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Back in 1999, there were a lot of people who took the position of "Doesn't matter if it's Gore or Bush, they're both just as bad." I'm pretty sure no one who ha
by leviathant 16y ago
Back in 1999, there were a lot of people who took the position of "Doesn't matter if it's Gore or Bush, they're both just as bad." I'm pretty sure no one who had that sentiment before still holds that notion.
It's a lot better than if we elected McCain/Palin, yes.
- jambo 16y agoWhile I'm no fan of George W. Bush, it's hard to hypothesize about a past that never happened. So while not many people have that sentiment today, that's only because we picked one and didn't get to see what the other would've done.
- leviathant 16y agoWhile sometimes it's hard to hypothesize, there are other times when you've done enough research on the topic to make a very astute guess. I imagine that, by now, you've read The Onion's absurdly prescient "Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'" from January 17, 2001 -- http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/ http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nigh... Maybe I have different ideals than the original poster that I replied to, but I feel confident in saying that yes, we are better off not having elected McCain/Palin.
- yummyfajitas 16y agoI suspect McCain/Palin probably would have been better - they would have spent too much time fighting with congress to do any real damage. The more they fight with each other, the less time and effort they have to go after us. Remember how awesome the Clinton years were? Clinton and Biden tried to push their own Patriot act [1], and Congress hated them so much that they shot it down. [1] Biden has described the Patriot act as being basically a copy of his "Omnibus Counterterrorism Act" from 1995.