"So it is in politics and government. Al Gore's loss to George W. Bush gnaws at Democrats because he came so close – a few hundred more votes in Florida or a couple thousand in New Hampshire and history would be different."
A Few Less Republican Operatives Pounding On Windows To Stop The Vote Count OR A Few More Supreme Court Justices Not Selling Out The Future AND HISTORY WOULD BE DIFFERENT.
"Al Gore's loss to George W. Bush gnaws at Democrats" BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LOSE.
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Who are these people and why do they get paid to be :freak:?
http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/1064034.htmlsacbee.com - The online division of The Sacramento Bee
David S. Broder: 'Third choice' Kennedy has immense influence
By David S. Broder -
Published 12:00 am PDT Monday, July 7, 2008
The most dramatic stories in any field of competitive endeavor are those that recount events that almost never happened.
It's the scoreless games that end with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth that linger in the psyches of winners and losers – not the 9-3 walkovers.
So it is in politics and government. Al Gore's loss to George W. Bush gnaws at Democrats because he came so close – a few hundred more votes in Florida or a couple thousand in New Hampshire and history would be different.