-Caveat Lector- >>>>>>>> Comment: This is a free country, and if the Bush team wants to ask for private sector donations, let them, and let them make fools of themselves if needs be. It's none of our business, unless we choose to donate. More power to the Bush team transition, if they think they can pull it off. I find this begging for donations, no more disagreeable and disgusting than the Gore team "pushing" and almost "knocking down" the Supreme Court's doors to attempt to manipulate, RIGHT NOW, the law in order to get the counts to come out the way he wants them to. The bottom line is now with Al Gore not simply a Presidential race, it has turned to lust with him and he is not going to be happy until he is literally handed the office of the presidency, regardless of numbers. How can anyone ever accept or respect someone who has allowed this to become an obsession? Let's talk about principals then. Al Gore proves day by day that he has no concern for the people he claims to be attempting to win this contest for, but rather it has turned to selfish desire to have that which is not his to obtain. Let's face it, Al Gore isn't interested in counted votes, he wants the office, the position, the pay check and the power of the President of the United States. Al Gore is well on the road to making himself the laughing stock of the world. He is deluded if he thinks he can pull the wool over the eyes of Americans as is indicated by his declining support in polls. I feel sorry for this man for he is backed into a very difficult position. How can he say he wants ALL the votes counted and keep a straight face??? Americans know that what he really wants is the presidency and we know that there is NOTHING he or anyone else can legally do to count ALL the votes in FL no matter what he says he "wants". He thinks it sounds good to say that but we are not as stupid as he would have us be. So in the final analysis, who is stupid? Every time he or Lieberman opens their mouths, they shoot themselves in the foot and the polls show that fact. I see other democrats jumping off that sinking ship now.... they see the handwriting on the wall. Gore has killed his political future by taking this too far and trying to manipulate via court action and obviously false rhetoric. He has hurt his party and his own image for selfish reasons. I watched the MSNBC (or CNN..forget which) report after his speech last night and I'm now convinced the media is against him. They talked negatively about the speech for about 5 minutes and then went on their merry way as if it had never happened. My admittedly biased opinion is that Gore shows too little confidence compared to Bush to lead this nation. I like Bush's manner in presenting himself. And that is what this nation needs... a man... not a mouse. I want to see a man who shows more confidence than Gore in the White House dealing with this nation and other nations. I think it's that rather than the American people being "tired" of this that is influencing the polls now. That and the obvious LIES told by the Demoncrats.<----hmmmm, I think I'll leave that typo as is. :) eagle 1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Common Cause CauseNet" Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 5:12 AM Subject: Causenet: Bush/Cheney Transition > CauseNET > The Common Cause Email Alert Network > http://www.commoncause.org > Monday, November 27, 2000 > > The following statement was released to the media this > evening: > > STATEMENT OF COMMON CAUSE PRESIDENT SCOTT HARSHBARGER > ON BUSH/CHENEY TRANSITION FUND > > Both of the men who may be the next President should > avoid turning this delicate and uncertain time in our > history into yet another frenetic fundraising opportunity, > where Washington lobbyists are given the access- and > influence-buying opportunity of a lifetime - a kind of > initial public offering on what may be the next Administration. > > We call on Governor Bush to reverse the policy announced > today by Secretary Cheney, whereby their ticket would > actually raise private money to pay for a transition into > office. It's a bad idea, and one that threatens to make > an already precarious situation worse. We also restate > our call to Vice President Gore to set reasonable limits > on - and make immediate disclosure of - the contributions > that he is receiving to fund his ongoing legal efforts. > This post-election fundraising by both sides is a lamentable > coda to a campaign season that has broken just about every > fundraising record. > > That the ultimate outcome of the election is still murky > at this hour should not preclude either candidate from > thinking about who would serve with them in a new > Administration. Soon enough, we will have a President- > elect and the transition can begin in earnest - a transition > supported by the office space and public funds provided > for by law. > > Secretary Cheney has cited a 1992 precedent of President- > elect Clinton's use of similar private funds during his > transition period into office. 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