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Article: Captain Planet for veep. (Democratic vice presidential candidate Albert Gore Jr.'s environmental policies) (includes related articles on Gore's book 'Earth in the Balance')
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- National Review
- Article date:
- September 14, 1992
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Al Gore is a family man, and he voted for Desert Storm. But his big contribution to the ticket is his environmentalism. Fortunately (for Republicans) it's all there in his book, Earth in the Balance.
JUDGE ME by my first decision," challenged Bill Clinton. He was speaking of his choice of running-mate, Al Gore. Let us indeed judge Mr. Clinton by this decision.
Pundits have rushed to label Clinton and Gore as "moderates"; Gore describes himself as a "raging moderate." However, looking at Gore's record in Congress leaves little doubt that George McGovern was right when he told the New York Times, "I have a hunch that they're much more liberal underneath ...