Never before in my memory have the man, the moment and magic come together so perfectly and profoundly as Al Gore for President in 2008.
This is written after the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize has been chosen before it has been announced, and while my hope is that Al Gore receives it, my hope for America is that he ultimately runs, whether he is awarded the prize or not.
Al Gore has extraordinary experience at the presidential level, a long history of being right on the leading issues from the environment and saving the world, to opposing the war in Iraq, to standing up for the Bill of Rights.
As recently as this morning, I talked to a great patriot very active in the Draft Gore movement and am excited that in states across the nation, there are moves to put his name on the ballot where possible, and to begin write in efforts where necessary.
Maybe he will ultimately run, very possibly he wont, but good and patriotic men and women across the country to make the right man our leader, at a critical time and I am proud to join them.
For those interested, please check out the piece I wrote for The Hill this morning that makes the case in greater detail.
The one reason I would like to see Gore become President is because I really believe that he is the only politico that I can think of that will undo so much of what Bush has done to our country.
I don't trust Hillary to undo all the BushCo damage...secret laws, etc. and the thought of Rudy getting his hands on the BushCo legacy scares me to death.
There's still plenty of time until the election. It might not even be a bad idea to wait a little longer to declare a run. It's not like he needs to work on name reecognition.
Also, I don't like Hillary's chances, and I'm not convinced of the chances of the other Dem candidates either (even though I like several of them, even though the Republicans have fielded a pack of dim bulbs as contenders, and even though Georgie the Second is doing everything in his power to hand the election to the Democrats).
I think Gore has the experience, the personality, and the smarts to be a great president. I'm all for a Gore candidacy. Where can I find one of these "Draft Gore" committees?
"The Assault on Reason will be viewed by historians as possibly the most sweeping and profound analysis of the troubles of our times, and the most brilliant manifesto of where an American president in the tradition of Roosevelt and Kennedy would lead this land we love.
But America does not need another brilliant book with a compelling program; America needs another president to make it happen."
In order to carry all this out, there must be a commitment on a scale rivaled only by the national effort in WWII. In fact, it must surpass that by an order of magnitude. Further, this must come at a time when we have maxed out our credit with China and other nations.
On a practical basis, only the election of Al Gore with a mandate that is truly impressive will enable the United States to convince creditors, friends and foes that we have turned about face from the profligate life we have continued after WWII in using up our resources and throwing the tailings in the yard and in the wind. Any other candidate and the political wrangling that is sure to follow the election of a lesser light will put our creditors in a wait and see mode that will swamp us before we can carry out such an undertaking.
This time we must hold up an authentic icon to the world in order to expect a rally around our effort and undertaking. Our margin of error and patience for our undertaking has been squandered and yet we must spend our way out of the maelstrom we have created.
It is not what the candidate will do, it is what we as a people do.
Everyone up here in NH misses you! Please come back and run. We miss the forceful way you make a point. Here is an example from about 15 years ago:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9JE48XHKG64&mode=related&search=saddam%20hussein%20bill%20clinton
...will read your f/u.
We need Al Gore.
Superman wears Al Gore pajamas!!!
Al Gore has become a statesman, does not have any organization to tackle the primaries just a few months away and I don't think he will run against his former First Lady
He is in a good place, doing yomen work for humanity and making the World aware of an obvious crisis in the making. He should and will stay there ...
Gore made a big mistake in 2000 by letting advisers convince him to play it safe, but he still won, and surely will again, should he decide to run. Al Gore is the statesman we need at one of the most critical times for the constitution in our history.
Don't blame Gore for 2000, he DID win the popular vote ...
Lyn LeJeune