And he's the best candidate for president of the United States. Some would argue that this election is a referendum on Bill Clinton. But Gore has effectively distanced himself from the dark side of the Clinton legacy by appointing Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the first elected Democrat to chastise the president for the Lewinsky deceptions, as his running mate. Based on the content of the debates, one would not know someone now occupied the Oval Office. Major crime is down.
Home ownership is at an all-time high.
Unemployment is nearly non-existent, and this nation is on a path to retire the entire national debt by 2012. The reasons for supporting Gore are numerous, but for purposes of this endorsement we've focused on five key areas. He advocates continuing to pay down the debt quickly, balancing the budget and creating savings on interest to be devoted to the Social Security trust fund. He also calls for modest tax cuts for middle-income Americans. Bush, meanwhile, favors a larger tax cut that significantly favors the wealthy.