Would Al consider being Barack's VP?

I think Gore would be very happy having a special cabinet position made for him and being told by Obama: "We'll give you everything you need. Just fix the environment." I don't think he'd be VP, just because he's been there/done that and found out how confining it is. Note that Al's message in the last 6 months or so has changed from "It's up to each person to fix the climate crisis" to "We can't do it alone -- we need lawmakers to lead the way to fix global warming." His message has become more government-focused. His timing is never coincidence. He's too smart for that.

Hillary, on the other hand, I think, would be very happy with VP. She'd line up well in 8 years, she'd bring in all the populated states that Obama didn't "win" in the primaries, etc. They do actually agree on a lot of things, Obama and Clinton. And it'd make a great ticket -- just a super powerhouse of politicos. I think she'd be perfectly happy if Barack sat down with her, hashed out a common healthcare policy (middle ground? Hillary's?), and said to her: "We'll give you everything you need. Just fix healthcare." There would be two huge domestic problems virtually taken care of right there.

The problem in my scenario, of course, is that that would mean that Hill and Al would have to work closely together. And I don't think they get along. Not to mention where Bill would insert himself in the mix.

This weekend's Gore for Pres articles

I'll post 'em as my friends find 'em! :-)

• The Gore Factor
  
• He has someone else in mind for president -- a letter to the Nashua (NH) Telegraph

Clive Anderson interviews Al

It's a three-parter, first one on top. Enjoy!

Recent Reading

Here are a few articles that prove that people (and not just fanatical bloggers like yours truly) are still hoping for a Gore ticket for the Dems:

• The Case for Gore Obama
  
• Gore Fest
  
• Al Gore for President? Party Like It's 1924!

The chatter continues...

Al Gore on 60 Minutes

Listen to Al's interview on 60 Minutes. And watch for his new TV commercials. I've seen one so far and it's great.



Tipper's comments are especially poignant. Enjoy!

Al Gore's new slideshow

Al presented a shorter talk (about 30 minutes) at TED. Take a look. The stats from 2007 are amazing and horrific.

BTW, most of the environmental organizations I belong to (National Wildlife and WWF, to name a couple) are all saying the latest data shows that global warming is progressing at a faster rate than previously (like 2 years ago) thought.

Dem primary is dragging on and on

An interesting opinion piece in the NYPost yesterday about how Gore could save the party. Yes, a slim shot, but with the "kitchen sink" and the venom-and-fang approach of Hillary and the I'm-above-all-that-silliness approach from Barack, does that leave us with a horribly divided Democratic party (if Clinton gets the nom) or an easy list of insults from which McCain to pick from (if Obama gets the nom)? What's option C?

I wish Clinton would cut it out, but my opinion of her has been well-documented on this blog. I can't say I'm all that surprised by her tactics these days.