> He then told an ancedote about Gore eating an ice cream cone and was asked if chocolate chip
> was his favorite color. Apparently, Gore paused for several minutes, as if he was trying to
> remember what his focus groups told him.

...or maybe he'd just never thought about it much, and needed to make a decision on the spot.

I know *I'd* have to pause for a minute if someone asked me what my favourite type of icecream was.

Paul