Reply #71: I was unhappy Gore picked him, although I realized [View All]

[didntvote4shrub]

..he was trying to distance himself as far as possible from Clinton's affair and who better to demonstrate that than the biggest purse-lipped moralizer the Democratic party had available? And of course, the consultants told him he needed a New England conservative to balance the ticket. But gawd, I can't help but wonder whether a better pick would've made the FL recount unnecessary, and if not that, at least whether someone else would've FOUGHT. Bleaahhh. Go away, Joe.