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You've spurred me on--I'm going to try finding that speech. I recall it being prime-time, national, perhaps even at a Democratic convention? Anyway, he fairly well debunked the myth that "all welfare recipients are evil lazy people" and made the point that abuse of the system is grossly exaggerated.
Mario was the real thing, I agree. (Though I'm sure we'd have some dissenters, of course.) I was wanting him for President back then, but I give him credit--he probably didn't want the freakin' headache of that job!
I haven't followed Andrew's career closely by any means; just seems that when I do hear of him, he's doing some good. I didn't know about the capital punishment stance. I'm with you, against that. Maybe new thinking on his part now...? Maybe not. No perfect packages, I guess.
