how would the US be today if Al Gore won?

[43st]

- No Iraq
- FEMA would've been lead similar to Bush I and Clinton
- NSA/CIA would've been lead similar to Bush I and Clinton
- Federal spending would be similar under Clinton... probably.
- Alternative fuel research would probably be subsidized.
- Taxes for $1 million plus earners would not have been cut.
- Probably more money spent in the US as opposed to Middle East.
- No increase in faith based federal funding probably.
- Supreme Court not a wing of the Republican party.
- Different foreign policy, probably not as adversarial, though many here cream themselves over tough talk.
- Probably less Rove-esque style politics (i.e. no political substance, just extremist attacks on another's platform)

 

[theeedude]

We'd still have a surplus.

 

[Legend]

Probably more fiscally responsible, but spending just as much. Higher taxes, and larger domestic programs.

The tech stock crash still would have happened. So the economy would be somewhat similar.

 

[EatSpam]

Afghanistan would be more secure.
We wouldn't be in Iraq - Hussein would still be in power and still wouldn't be a threat to anyone but Israel.
The Rich Elitists wouldn't have gotten their tax cuts.
We wouldn't have to listen to Fundies ramble on about gay marriage ammendments, stem cells, and abstinence education.
We would be better respected in the world.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino

Originally posted by: vital
The Al Gore/Bush election was the closest Presidential election ever in the history of the US. If Al Gore won, how would things be different today provided that 9/11 still happened?

Lock-box.

Which is actually an excellent idea, but it would hurt Republican efforts to hide the extent of their deficit spending. Borrow and spend, borrow and spend!!

 

[daniel49]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: daniel49
The world would be a much greener place for terrorists.

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I liked this one.

yeah that was ok. kept making me think of linux for some reason?

 

[Harvey]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Well...

Our apology to Al Qaeda for whatever it was we did that pissed them off so bad they thought they had to kill 3000 of us in a spectacular attack would have been rejected until we coughed up some big bucks to pay for reparations for something that, while we weren't sure it was really our fault... it was better safe than sorry y'know?

But hey... we wouldn't be in Iraq. /sarcasm

Edit: Forgot to mention the $6/gal gas after the "green tax" and the tax exempt status given to ELF and PETA.

That's a crock of sh8!

 

[Tab]

Heaven on earth.

 

[NTB]

Obviously nobody saw Gore on SNL the other night. Lemme see if I can find that link again. Found it

Nate

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: alchemize
I think we'd be deep in negotiations with Afghanistan for a strong reprimand again OBL and AQ.

Given this alternative vs. wasting trillions of dollars in Iraq, I'll take negotiations that go no where.

 

[Starbuck1975]

I didn't know so many people owned crystal balls.

 

[Genx87]

Originally posted by: Harvey

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Well...

Our apology to Al Qaeda for whatever it was we did that pissed them off so bad they thought they had to kill 3000 of us in a spectacular attack would have been rejected until we coughed up some big bucks to pay for reparations for something that, while we weren't sure it was really our fault... it was better safe than sorry y'know?

But hey... we wouldn't be in Iraq. /sarcasm

Edit: Forgot to mention the $6/gal gas after the "green tax" and the tax exempt status given to ELF and PETA.

That's a crock of sh8!

No more than the rest of this thread where Gore would magically control world oil prices, stop 9-11 by himself, keep a surplus, secure Afghanistan ect ect.

 

[Pens1566]

Originally posted by: Thera
- No Iraq
- FEMA would've been lead similar to Bush I and Clinton
- NSA/CIA would've been lead similar to Bush I and Clinton
- Federal spending would be similar under Clinton... probably.
- Alternative fuel research would probably be subsidized.
- Taxes for $1 million plus earners would not have been cut.
- Probably more money spent in the US as opposed to Middle East.
- No increase in faith based federal funding probably.
- Supreme Court not a wing of the Republican party.
- Different foreign policy, probably not as adversarial, though many here cream themselves over tough talk.
- Probably less Rove-esque style politics (i.e. no political substance, just extremist attacks on another's platform)

And the most important thing before congress wouldn't be a constitutional ammendment banning gay marriage.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Harvey

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Well...

Our apology to Al Qaeda for whatever it was we did that pissed them off so bad they thought they had to kill 3000 of us in a spectacular attack would have been rejected until we coughed up some big bucks to pay for reparations for something that, while we weren't sure it was really our fault... it was better safe than sorry y'know?

But hey... we wouldn't be in Iraq. /sarcasm

Edit: Forgot to mention the $6/gal gas after the "green tax" and the tax exempt status given to ELF and PETA.

That's a crock of sh8!

Haha... Lighten up Francis.

Like I said in my other post, the entire thread is an excercise in the hypothetical... So anything is possible. One guess is just as valid as the next since the whole foundation for this thread is moot anyway.

For all we know Al Gore could have tamed the political temper of the planet to the point that the Martians would finally feel comfortable enough to reveal their presence to us. Or we might truly be under attack by glaciers

If you're going to get worked up by anything that appears in this thread then you, my freind, need a massage.

 

[Red Dawn]

Since we are playing "What If", If a lot of those who voted for theSDub knee what a fscked up President he'd make Gore would have won in a landslide.

 

[Skanderberg]

Originally posted by: senseamp
We'd still have a surplus.

You mean we would spend social security money to "balance" the Federal budget and call it a surplus?

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Since we are playing "What If", If a lot of those who voted for theSDub knee what a fscked up President he'd make Gore would have won in a landslide.

If we were dealing with six year terms or if Dubbya was up for re-election in '06 instead of '04 I'd even be willing to bet that he wouldn't make it out of the primaries.

 

[Skanderberg]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Harvey

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Well...

Our apology to Al Qaeda for whatever it was we did that pissed them off so bad they thought they had to kill 3000 of us in a spectacular attack would have been rejected until we coughed up some big bucks to pay for reparations for something that, while we weren't sure it was really our fault... it was better safe than sorry y'know?

But hey... we wouldn't be in Iraq. /sarcasm

Edit: Forgot to mention the $6/gal gas after the "green tax" and the tax exempt status given to ELF and PETA.

That's a crock of sh8!

Haha... Lighten up Francis.

Like I said in my other post, the entire thread is an excercise in the hypothetical... So anything is possible. One guess is just as valid as the next since the whole foundation for this thread is moot anyway.

For all we know Al Gore could have tamed the political temper of the planet to the point that the Martians would finally feel comfortable enough to reveal their presence to us. Or we might truly be under attack by glaciers

If you're going to get worked up by anything that appears in this thread then you, my freind, need a massage.

A massage with a happy ending.

 

[Skanderberg]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Since we are playing "What If", If a lot of those who voted for theSDub knee what a fscked up President he'd make Gore would have won in a landslide.

If we were dealing with six year terms or if Dubbya was up for re-election in '06 instead of '04 I'd even be willing to bet that he wouldn't make it out of the primaries.

Wouldn't it be great if both parties could give us a quality candidate for a change.

What would be even better is if a third party would produce a viable candidate.