Te Morgan wrote: >And so the debate --and the blame game continues.... I'm not sure I would call it a "blame game." "Debate" has a more positive cachet and is more accurate. I question Tony's >assumption about the nation being spared grief if Gore had won --some 'grief' >perhaps; other longer-term erosion grief, definitely not. Less grief is preferarable to more grief, I assume. If I thought a more "progressive" presidency was even remotely within the realm of possibility, I would have much more sympathy with the Nader voters in Florida. And I reject the >powerlessness implicit in what Tony's says about 'moving away from the center >causing Gore to lose votes.' Where does that logic lead, Tony? I fear it leads to an accurate assessment of the state of American politics, certainly in the short and mid-term. Liberal centrism is the best we can reasonably expect. And that to me is preferable to right centrism. I realize this smacks of defeatism, but I susbscribe to the advice of that great political philosopher Kenny Rogers. I'm not quitting the game, just waiting until a better hand appears. tnt
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