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Once again, democracy rears its ugly heads.  As represented by the
persons of Al Gore and George W. Bush, democracy frightens me badly.

On the one hand, I'm a social liberal, a card-carrying member of the
ACLU, so George W. scares the hell out of me -- especially given that
the next president will almost certainly get to appoint 3 or 4 new
Supreme Court justices.  Plus, if I were to wander around MIT throwing
rocks, the first 16-year-old freshman I hit would inevitably be
smarter and better prepared to lead this country than the junior GB.

On the other hand, Al Gore is an embarassment to smart people
everywhere.  He's got the facts, he's got the figures, he's got the
personal history, and yet he keeps making shit up just for the hell of
it.  And then, he keeps getting caught.  Apparently he's clever, but
not wise.  I'm a little jittery about what'll happen the first time he
gets caught fibbing at a nuclear arms reduction talk.  Maybe we could
vote for Al, but only on the condition that he's shot full of sodium
pentothal (truth serum) before diplomatic appearances.

So once again it's all about choosing the lesser of two evils.  Or,
since your mind and mine are really already made up -- and those of
you who are foreigners are simply shaking your heads in disbelief at
this nightmare -- it's about milking the maximum possible amusement
out of impending catastrophe.

And milking the maximum amusement is why, regardless of nationality,
you should join us tonight for another round of Presidential Debate
watching at this very special...

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