The latter has become the hottest campaign issue since June, when Republicans in Congress killed a plan to add prescription drugs to Medicare benefits. He would continue pollution controls, but still protect industrial jobs. Maybe Gore's stand against pollution is the reason he's running behind in coal-dominated West Virginia. Whatever the reason, we hope his disadvantage fades as Mountain State voters think deeper about what's at stake on Nov. 7. During the eight years of the Clinton-Gore administration, America has soared to the best times in its history.
Income is at a record high.
Unemployment and welfare are at rock bottom. The U.S. economy is the envy of the whole world. Crime keeps shrinking, year after year. So do unwed pregnancy and its harmful consequences. Bloody war has been avoided.