Al Gore's Speech--surprisingly good

[longrifleman]

No president has ever made a powergrab like the current administration

Well, Let's check out Lincoln and FDR before we give Bush the gold medal. I think Jackson is probably in the running also. I do think Bush is making a push for the top spot, he just hasn't got there yet.

The big problem I see is that every prez builds on the usurpation of power that his predecessors got away with, and then the current mess becomes the norm. After a few years the conservative types will fight to the death rather than see any reduction in govt power, and the liberal types will fight to the death to add more power for the central govt. Don't tell me that I'm wrong because Bush is a Republican so that makes him conservative. From where I set, Bush is a whole lot more of a Democrat of about 30 years ago than any type of conservative.

 

[Aguila Blanca]

whilst I'm not sure that hell has frozen over, I do think that they're in the midst of a cold snap down there.

This means that he knows his value as a politician has come to an end. He would be more of a liability than an asset for any Dem campaigning for national office. So the only way he can earn huge speaking fees these days is to fall back on telling the truth and hoping someone wants to pay to hear it.