Deeply divisive social concerns, however, do not. Because these lines of discourse do not intersect, there's no common ground from which to cultivate consensus. Trying to please both sides is like trying to host a dinner party for a gathering of vegetarians and cannibals. No matter what you serve, somebody's bound to be disappointed. Perhaps the final civics lesson of the 2000 election is that that all politicians are not the same.
Individuals weave the fabric of history.
I don't know whom Al Gore had in mind for the top job at Justice, but I doubt it was John Ashcroft. Given his choice for Attorney General, Mr. Bush may wish to remember those words.