Belated props to Al Gore and his latest accolade: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
This runs in stark contrast to President Bush, who was the 44th diner at Denny's Grand Slam Breakfast this weekend. Free pancakes for the POTUS. Stack 'em high! The sky's the limit! Just keep 'em below the smogosphere.
As to a potential candidacy--what do any of us really know? Do we even dare to breathe in the same carbon emissions that give the Goreacle his lucid visions? What I will say is, all the naysaying MSM pundits don't know shit.
Oh, he's doesn't want to challenge Hillary.
He's got more clout outside the political arena.
It would taint his message!
Bollocks, bollocks, and bullshit. Gore has repeatedly said that "no candidate" has addressed climate change with the urgency or aggressiveness truly required. He endorses both a carbon tax and cap & trade schemes; all candidates currently support only one or the other.
Addressing the UN on October 5th, Gore called for a "Global Marshall Plan" to combat climate change, that must be established & enacted by 2009, 2010 at the latest. He's previously called for a FREEZE on carbon emissions and no new coal plants unless they can trap the carbon.
All I'm saying is, who will make the environmental & climate change THE issue in their candidacy, their platforms, and their presidency? Gore has the ability to weave this together with numerous other crises we face, from energy independence to the war in Iraq to a healthier US economy. Until more candidates and citizens wise up to, as Dennis Kucinich might say, the interconnectedness of the world around us, we're indulging in a lot of political futility.
PS - SuperGore v. Hillary political deathmatch... I prefer the story arc of a fallen hero's return to grace, not a power-hungry robot without humility or integrity? What, too harsh? Nah................
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is it possible that the only issue Gore cares about right now is climate change and doesn't want to run for president because then he'd have to tend to a bunch of issues that would only take him away from the greatest threat to mankind?
We need to cut to the chase and start the Huckabee/Gravel one-on-one debates. The rest of the field is irrelevant.
It's true. SuperGore may need to focus his eco-powers and let the politico-Justice League take care of national matters. I found this today:
If Gore were arrested...
And of course I feel the Gravel bit... but Huckabee? I need a more thorough understanding of his overall merits. Some definite weak points mar his otherwise bright spots.
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