Rematog wrote: In either case, All Al did is co-sponsor enabling legislation…. that’s a long way from create, invent, install, etc. He was just another pol claiming credit for what scientists and engieers were doing. He just got the law out of our way.
“God wanted to chastise mankind, so he sent lawyers”
Russian Proverb
True. but if him and other legislators of the the “Atari Democrat” class in the late 1970’s and early 80’s had not done so then quite possible the Internet would still be ARPANET and still be a function of DARPA and we would not be talking now. Gore deserves some thanks for being a technocrat and lobbying for engineering achievements.
