Jack Kingston: “there has been much said about the Florida election returns, and we hear over and over again from people that, well…”

“there has been much said about the Florida election returns, and we hear over and over again from people that, well, Bush really did not win the election; that he stole it. I would invite Members of the House to pick up a copy of the USA Today newspaper. It says, ``Newspapers' Recount Shows Bush Prevailed in Florida Vote.'' I am going to read the first paragraph, and keep in mind newspapers are not exactly known for being conservative instruments. The first paragraph says, ``George W. Bush would have won a hand count of Florida's disputed ballots if the standard advocated by Al Gore had been used, the first full study of the ballot reveals.'' My, my, my. Where are all the accusers, where are all the finger-pointers to say, well, gee whiz, I was wrong, it looks like Mr. Bush is the legitimate President of the United States? Mr. Speaker, I am going to submit this full article for the Record because I am sure Members in their hurry to get out of town will not have time to read this paper; but out of my concern for these Members, I want this to be in the Congressional Record and maybe they could share it with some of their friends in academia and the unions and the other great liberal institutions throughout the land.”