Crossposted from Left Toon Lane & My Left Wing
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Yes, it’s more of Al Gore and I can’t get enough. I had a better job, healthcare, retirement and on and on when Gore was in the White House.
This week Time Magazine has an article on his book The Assault On Reason, that will be released May 22nd, is reported to be a powerful attack against those who would destroy democracy for personal interests.
But that is not all, the New York Times will publish an article this weekend on Gore wherein he comes closest to saying he will run than he has in the past.
When I asked Gore why he hasn’t dismissed all the speculation by issuing a Shermanesque refusal to stand, as he did in 2002, Gore said, “Having spent 30 years as part of the political dialogue, I don’t know why a 600-day campaign is taken as a given, and why people who aren’t in it 600 days out for the convenience of whatever brokers want to close the door and narrow the field and say, `This is it, now let’s place your bets’ — If they want to do that, fine. I don’t have to play that game.”
So let’s see. A great book, then concerts and more activism – sure does look like a campaign, for something at least.
The more I’ve learned about politics and its practioners, the more cynical I’ve become. I can’t get giddy over Gore the way I did over Dean, but I sure would like to see him run and win. I just hope he tells the people who “handled” him in 2000 to take a hike.
Amen on all points there. Especially the “handlers” — I was utterly amazed at how different Al Gore came across in Inconvenient Truth than he had on the campaign trail — very smart, very savvy, and utterly dedicated and passionate when focused on this issue.
I would love to see him run. I love the fact that we have several very good candidates running on the Dem side right now. But Gore would be the cream of the crop, on so many counts.
We’ll see…
A musical interpretation of Al Gore entering the presidential race.
And I mean it in a good way.