WASHINGTON--In an unexpected judicial turnaround, the Supreme Court this week reversed its 2000 ruling in the landmark case of Bush v. Gore, stripping George W. Bush of his earlier political victory, and declaring Albert Arnold Gore the 43rd president of the United States of America.
The court, which called its original decision to halt manual recounts in Florida "a ruling made in haste," voted unanimously on Wednesday in favor of the 2000 Democratic nominee.
Gore will serve as commander in chief from Dec. 10 to Jan. 20.
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According to this brief from The Washington Post, Al Gore will be publishing a book next year entitled The Assault on Reason:
I found Al Gore's opening testimony--which I just watched--deeply stirring. Whenever I hear the guy talk, my feeling is always the same: He exudes intelligence.
Not funny!
Ok, it was a little funny, but in a "let's laugh at the handicapped" sort of funny, when you laugh but you know you shouldn't.
You had me going there for a minute.
I wish more people had laughed at the handicapped instead of voting for him.
Can we have Kinga Phillips as White House Press Secretary? And won't it be a little crowded in Blair House?