Gore has played into the Bush trap once
again and the fat lady is tuning up. The other lawsuit which could have
gotten Gore a new election in certain counties is what I call a "Racial
Profiling" case. In reality it is a "Voting Rights" lawsuit similar to
the Voting Rights lawsuit we filed in Chicago Heights in 1987 which has
not yet been resolved. Once again Gore distanced himself from any and all
lawsuits that have racial overtones. The other advantage of this particular
lawsuit would have been to "Federalize" the conflict and take it out of
the Florida court system. In short V.P. Al Gore made three fundamental
mistakes which cost him the Presidency.
#1. Gore didn't protect his vote in Florida.
The Florida campaign should have been run out of Tennessee, not Florida.
Why? To prevent individuals from selling out because for personal benefit
in a must win state controlled by Republicans where the opponent's brother
is the Governor.
#2. Gore's second mistake Was to distance
himself from the two lawsuits that would have given him an option and a
diversified attack. Gore was only playing defense, no offence.
#3. Finally, Gore's biggest mistake was
appearing to be wishy-washy. His stance changed with the direction of the
wind or was adjusted to match the latest opinion poll.
Governor Bush and the Republicans "Think
Tank"played Gore like a fiddle. Gore allowed the Republicans too run his
campaign. Who else would distance himself from his mentor, because he made
one mistake and got caught? When you distance yourself from someone you
distance yourself from the good and the bad, and in this case there was
more good than bad.
This election has been an education for
the nation in politics as well as marketing. Before I leave this topic,
I would like to share an observation with our readers. So far the presidential
election challenge has taken approximately a month to be resolved. The
issue has been to the Florida Supreme Court twice and to the U.S. Supreme
Court once within this time period.
My questions are:
Why does it take two years for an election
challenge to be resolved in Chicago Heights?
Why does it take (14) fourteen years
and counting for a voting Rights lawsuit to be resolved in "Chicago Heights"?
It just proves the golden rule, "He who has the gold, rules"
These are fundamental problems with
our institutions in this country and this election has given us a glance
into the future
Next week I will tell you what happened
at the Chicago Heights City Council meeting on December 4, 2000