A manual recount of the whole state of Florida is crazy, |
Although the United States could certainly succeed, we should try our best not to have to go it alone, and the president should reject the advice of those who counsel doing so, |
And now, once again, they have more votes, even after the application of a very loose standard for manual recounts of dimpled ballots, |
Anyone who thinks we can effect regime change in Iraq with anything less than this is simply not realistic, |
At some point, the law must prevail and the lawyers must go home. We have reached that point, |
At some point, there must be closure. At some point, the law must prevail and the lawyers must go home, ... We have reached that point. ... I can understand the pain and frustration of losing an election so very, very narrowly, but it is time to honor the will of the people. |
Because the proposed change raises both significant legal and practical issues, the administration at this time is not prepared to support it. |
Both sides should agree to accept the vote count of all the counties at the statutory deadline, |
Both sides should agree to accept the vote count of all the counties at the statutory deadline. |
Did we break the law or not ... it's real concerning to me and real concerning to the public. |
Every one of the recommendations in our report, whether they are recommendations to the Congress or recommendations to the states, are designed to improve confidence in our system of federal elections. |
From our standpoint at least, it was a win. |
I disagree. By proposing to proceed in such a way, we will be doing the right thing, both politically and substantively. We will occupy the moral high ground. |
I don't believe that the people of America want this national election turned over to lawyers and court contests, ... I can certainly understand the pain and frustration of losing an election so very, very narrowly, but it is time to honor the will of the people. It is time to let the orderly process of transitioning go forward. |
I don't think the legitimacy argument washes. I think that whoever wins this election, provided that they do so in a constitutional way and in a fair way, is going to have the country rally behind them, whether that's Vice President Gore or Governor Bush. |