what would you think would be different?
Remember when they were all saying that Bush was the one to have in charge during 9/11, that Gore was too weak to be able to deal? Well guess what? We probably wouldn’t have had a 9/11 with Gore in office. Katrina would have been dealt with reasonably without a governor lamenting that she didn’t change parties so her state could get aid. We might have had a patriot act but not as offensive. No Brownie, no Gonzo, no Rove with his Machiavellian tricks, no going around FISA on Gore’s watch. We might have had judges that were sane, diplomacy in action, environmental safeguards, an economy that was fair and a first lady that would be a joy to listen to and first kids that didn’t embarrass us!
All of our scandals are based really on crony-gate. Abramoff, Rove, Gonzo, Griles, Randall, Noe, Nye, Delay have built their houses on “you scratch my back and I scratch yours” without any governing thought about morality, decency or ethics. Gore wouldn’t have bought into that, I don’t believe. He would, I believe, have invade Afghanistan if called upon to do so, but not Iraq. He definitely would not have singled out individual nations as “axis of evil”. He wouldn’t have vetted his campaign stops so only loyal Gorites (Goreans?) could attend. He wouldn’t have be totally unable to be curious, to be compassionate, to be committed, to be reflective as our current occupant is. He wouldn’t have laughed off Kyota, abrogated every treaty we ever made, lied to the American people every day in office.
What do you all think? Am I too kind to Gore? What is your alternative universe like?
