Gore in the streets

I heard a couple of people claim tonight that Presidential elections don't make a difference. What I don't understand is how anyone can claim that after the last seven years.

Here are a few items that would be different had Florida's will been done and this man been rightly elected President:

• No war in Iraq with its price of 4000 dead and $3 trillion.
• No willful and bogus exaggerations of the scope of AUMF.
  
• No torture.
• No John Yoo claims of unfettered executive power.
• No reverse Robin Hood tax cut.
• Continued fiscal health.
  
• Few and uncontroversial signing statements.
  
• Two justices of the Supreme Court who would be at least moderate and thus: No series of decisions in favor of the imperial executive. Also, no Ledbetter decision against a clearly fair and just cause of action.
• More effective financial regulation (since Democrats actually believe in it) of the credit markets.
• Research dollars for alternative energy would already be bearing fruit.

I'm sure there are a thousand more.