We do not believe Gov. Bush knows how to do this. The governor talks of bringing everyone together but his vision of a better America excludes too many people. He talks of Washington as an alien place, but it is the center of government, where his own party has controlled Congress for years. He speaks of compassion but his actions in Texas were not compassionate when it came to health care and patients' rights. He's a conservative in the style of Trent Lott, Tom DeLay and Bill Archer, men who demonize any element of life today that does not conform to their Old South view of the world.
Leadership is about vision, independence and having the skill to carry out that vision.
So we urge support for Vice President Al Gore, who knows how to keep us out of trouble.