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	<title><![CDATA[David Brooks (Captain Kirk?) vs. Al Gore (Mr. Spock?) -- Score One for Gore!]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benjamin-r-barber/david-brooks-captain-kirk_b_49867.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>For those many Americans hoping Al Gore may bring his green and growing statesmanship back to the Democratic Party and compete to become the Democratic nominee for the Presidency, check out Tuesday's <em>New York Times</em> op-ed page to see how Republicans are likely to go after him. David Brooks (remember he's the 'moderate' conservative!) pillories Gore for being a "Vulcan Utopian," implicitly contrasting an icy and inhuman "Mr. Spock" with the down-to-earth and all-too-human President Bush cum Captain Kirk.</p>

<p>See, Brooks...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:47:00-04:00</date_published>
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