I think that Al Gore should get in the 2008 race; and, after winning the party's nomination, select Hillary as his running mate -- a stunning Clinton-Gore role reversal.

The ideal campaign would be late-arriving Al Gore vs. late-arriving Mike Bloomberg. The Republicans absolutely *need* to restore the legacy of the Rockefeller - Javits Republican Party, and Mike could do it. And as to Al... would you pay 3x as much for your daily commute to save the planet? An interesting topic. He'd be asking a lot, but after 8 years of the current Bozo in the WH, many people would be willing to take such strong medicine.

"While Gore’s position puts him out of step with 80 of 100 United senators"

How is that relevent? Nice try at attempting to make Gore position seem out of the main stream. Unfortuantely 80 senators are out of step with 210 million americans.

to indio007 : EXACTLY RIGHT AND WE NEED TO MAKE OUR CONGRESSMEN UNDERSTAND THAT COME 2008 - VOTE OUT THE DO NOTHINGS.

How about an Al Gore/Ron Paul ticket in '08! That would be Bipartisian, American and patriotic!

While Gore’s position puts him out of step with 80 of 100 United senators"

indio007 you got that exactly right.

Somebody showed their bias right there. I wish ABC would be so obvious this way.

I think a bipartisan ticket with teeth would be Gore/Powell.

BTW John Ginnane

You'll be paying for that Gas reguardless to Gore. There is a reason of course, and its better to get on the road to energy independence before it is too late.

t3

Right about Iraq, right about global warming, right about the Internet, right about the Constitution, and far and away the most experienced potential candidate in the field.

2008 will be the most important election of our lifetime, because the next President has to right the wrongs (and there are many!) of Bush. We need Al Gore because he's the best one to do that.

I like Al but I doubt he will run. To bad we can't get Bill and Al to run again that way we might be able to fix the problems in about 8 more years.

I think a bipartisan ticket with teeth would be Gore/Powell.

BTW John Ginnane

You'll be paying for that Gas reguardless to Gore. There is a reason of course, and its better to get on the road to energy independence before it is too late.

t3

I agree with Gore's comments regarding the outlandishness of the current admin. When Bush won re-election, his first comment was that he got a "mandate" to govern. But he has been running the country like he's some kind of dictator, ignoring the majority of people's opinions and trampling on everyone's rights. He wants to be remembered as a great president, but he is so foolish that he cannot see that the opposite is true. Time is running out on him; the Dems must elect a true leader, hopefully one that is less of a charismatic and more of a leader.

Al Gore is by far the most qualified and well versed individual to occupy the White House. Gore needs to realize that if the Republican win the White House in 2008 and he could have been the one to prevent it, he may not have the legacy that he is on his way to shaping. There could well be some bitter people from within his own party. This might be a good question for G. S. to ask him.

Al Gore is by far the most qualified and well versed individual to occupy the White House. Gore needs to realize that if the Republican win the White House in 2008 and he could have been the one to prevent it, he may not have the legacy that he is on his way to shaping. There could well be some bitter people from within his own party. This might be a good question for G. S. to ask him.

Whether you run or not, Al, I appreciate that you're out there saying what so many of us are saying at home but feel that the media (proven here with the 80 votes nonsense) and politicians are not hearing. Thank you for being our voice!
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I hope Gore does not run, but not for the reason you may think. He would have to spend the first four years trying to get re-elected, most likely compromising his values and beliefs in the process. He is an incredibly powerful and influential man in the position he is in now.

Gore will not run simply because: He is the best person for the job. American politics is so tainted that anyone with a willingness to follow there spirit will never be allowed to be President. You have to be willing to be ruled in order to rule in America. Inconvienent Truth but still Truth.

After seeing Al Gore on "Charlie Rose" the other night, I am a convert.
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Not so much because of his positions, which as James pointed out, Al's been the only one who called most of the shots correctly; but rather because Al is clearly a disciple of Peter Senge, the major advocate of using "Systems Thinking" to solve problems, rather than Linear Thinking.
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Systems Thinking goes beyond the apparent problem, and on to identifying and finding the tipping points necessary to solve Root-Causes of the apparent problem. It is the method Gorbachev used to reverse the Cold War.
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Any politician using this method, and getting away from myopic short-term political solutions, has my vote!
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Ross

Gore wants to tell Al Queda when they can have Iraq to themselves. Outstanding. Shouldn't Gore be on a diet? Looks like losing the election caused him to turn to food to mask his depression.