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Politics as Usual

d, I think Elian should stay. 2 days later Bush states that he thinks Elian should stay. Does anyone hear an echo in here? Do I even have to mention the subject of cutting taxes? It doesnt matter who the candidate is, hes in favor of cutting taxes.Just a year ago people barely even knew Al Gore was alive. The same is true with George W. Bush. But of course people have herd of current President Bill Clinton and former President George Bush. Bill Clinton has a high approval rating and Gore is just taking part of the claim for that approval, and is merely drafting of Clintons success. George W. Bush has very little previous experience in Government other than being Governor of Texas for the past 8 years. Nevertheless, he still claims he can do a better job of running the country than Al Gore can.Another similarity between Gore and Bush is that they are both hypocrites. In various speeches and interviews, Al Gore stated that there needs to be a ban of soft money in campaign finances. This coming from a man whose party accepted illegal money from the Chinese and just a few days ago headlines were popping up stating things like: Gore Shatters Fund-Raising Record. and Democrats Cash-In from Stars and Computer Executives. By the end of February, Al Gore had received over $30 million dollars in contributions. Apparently Gore had to get something going for him if he were to match the almost $70 million dollars in contributions received by Bush, even if it does mean being a hypocrite.Bush doesnt have much room to talk on many issues hes mentioned. For example: Nearly a quarter of all children in Texas have no health insurance. The Texas Legislature decided to do something about it and created the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CHIP would provide federal money to pay the cost of health insurance for a family with an income twice the poverty level. George Bush wanted to limit eligibility to no more than 150 percent of ...

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