If you're disgusted to be American go live somewhere else and grow up in a society you feel is better. No one could make Clinton look bad, he does a fine job on his own.
As far as I see it the both suck and they are both young na d have great things ahead of them and dirty pasts. But let who among you who is innocent cast the first stone. This is america and this is the country that is made up of heroes and villians. Our Guys in the white house are heroes to us all. God Bless this great country since we are all here lets make the best of it.
If not for the Electoral College system and, as you advocate, the President were chosen by a simple majority handcount, then the election could be won within a handful of states - CA, FL, TX, NY, MI, and IL. CA holds a fifth of the US population alone. The entire remainder of the country, owing to their lower per-unit-area populations, could be completely ignored by cantidates and campaigns. Would you consider that to be better for "democracy"? Not coincidentally, these states (except TX?) all went to Gore in the 2000 elections, and the loudest voices calling for repeal of the Electoral College system were "hillary" and Chuck Schumer, both Democrats and both from NY. This is not an endorsement for either party, but for a fair voting system that is maximally inclusive...
The majority in numbers has to be balanced so there is equalk representation. Take for example if we went by numbers alone. NYC would dictate all policies. And what a pretty picture that would be. It would be a crime to recreate a new system that truly did not work. Things went wrong in this election we all know however we are not at civil war because we have a system that identifies a addresses the problem. Only in America could GWBush be president and Only in America could an idiot like Al Gore lose the presedency. Him and Dan Quayle should run as independents next election - (Smile) God Bless America and I am proud to say Long live Bush and Democracy-
Clinton's defenders: Morals and character don't matter, all that matters is job effectiveness. It doesn't matter what Bill does behind the scenes as long as the country is running well. Merrill Lynch's defenders: Morals and character don't matter, all that matters is job effectiveness. It doesn't matter what the brokers and analysts do behind the scenes as long as Merrill Lynch is running well. Andersen's defenders: Morals and character don't matter, all that matters is job effectiveness. It doesn't matter what the accountants do behind the scenes as long as Andersen is running well. Enron's defenders: Morals and character don't matter, all that matters is job effectiveness. It doesn't matter what Fastow and Lay and Skilling do behind the scenes as long as Enron is running well. Worldcom's defenders: Morals and character don't matter, all that matters is job effectiveness. It doesn't matter what Bernie does behind the scenes as long as the country is running well. Clinton: that depends on your definition of what 'is' is. Andersen: that depends on your definition of what 'standards' is. Dotcoms: that depends on your definition of what 'profit' is. junior high kids: the president is having oral sex, why can't we? all you jackasses who don't believe in things like decency, honesty and accountability, welcome to paradise.