The hype is almost a frenzy

People are talking about Gore in the White House. Especially now that's he's got the Nobel Peace Prize under his belt. Here are today's picks:

• Gene McIntyre's Statesman Journal blog entry
  

  There will be a lot of talk in the next several months as to whether a "fire-in-the-belly" exists in him sufficient to prompt entry into the race for president. It's suggested that Al Gore need worry less about checking his gut; rather, he should be focusing on the resume he's spent a lifetime building. It is now more impressive than ever. He is, after all, not only the "man of the hour," but arguably the most outstandingly prepared person to lead this American nation out of the morass at home and overseas in which we are now deeply bogged down.

  
  
• Other countries believe in him, too. This one's from Ireland: Could Al Gore clinch the US Presidency?
  

  Gore has said himself that he would have most influence as President," Ronhovde said. "Al Gore has been campaigning on global warming for years. Now it's time for a solution. That solution can only come from the White House."

  
  
• Award heats up Gore-for-president buzz -- All in all, this article comes to the conclusion Al probably won't enter the race unless something catastrophic happens with Hillary. But this is a good quote:
  

  "I don't think there's any doubt that Al Gore would be the best qualified person to be president of the United States," [Jimmy Carter] told MSNBC Friday.

  
  
• Check out this Gallup Poll video, posted yesterday. Of course, these polls don't mean a WHOLE lot at this point.
  
  
• It seems that each article that says "Al Gore probably won't run for president in 2008" end with something like the following disclaimer (from a CBS News opinion piece):
  

  The odds are that Gore’s Nobel Prize bump will go the way of the earlier rises in positive feelings. Still, with increased attention being given to climate change, and with Democratic voters now possibly taking a second look, who knows?