PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Former Vice President Al Gore paid a $141 Gore, who carried Oregon in the 2000 presidential election, was driving from Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the fundamental paradoxes of the American character is that while we will always root for the underdog, we can’t stand a loser. In fact, we will root for the underdog right up until he loses, and then drop … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/goree.jpg\")
One of the fundamental paradoxes of the American character is
\n that while we will always root for the underdog, we can’t stand a loser. In
\n fact, we will root for the underdog right up until he loses, and then
\n drop him like a radioactive dog turd. This accounts for our large
\n supply of unemployed failed presidential candidates who only make the
\n news now when they get in trouble. Case
\n in point…..<\/em><\/p>\n
\n fine for speeding on a highway last month near Oregon’s coast, a state
\n police official said on Friday.<\/p>\n
\n in a rented car to visit family when he was issued a speeding ticket
\n for going 75 miles (120 kph) per hour in a 55 mph (88 kph) zone on a
\n highway between Portland and the Oregon coast, a popular summer destination.<\/p>\n