Look All Gore did not pursue the presidency when he could have had it if he had fought. He did not want it IMO. Democrats blame the voters who voted Green in FL, but the truth is over 190,000 DEMOCRATS crossed the aisle and voted for Bu$h. He had to be aware of that and instead of fighting for the votes he had, he just folded. And he let go the of the only progressive TV station we had ~ for his own profit. I love Al Jazeer, don't get me wrong, but it has not helped Progressives like Current could have. To me these actions say he was in it for himself and could not take anything that overly challenges him.
That being said I would say that if he had pursued his rights, we would not be in the war-stressed mess we are, and while he appears to be a corporatist like HRC caring only for profit, still perhaps we also wouldn't have faced as horrible of the financial crises we have. And I hate to say this but in a sense I blame him for the problems we have with the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (if they would have happened at all because he would have probably averted 9/11), because he could have had the power to stop those war criminals and protect us from the 1000s of American deaths and millions of deaths in the Middle East if he simply had the courage to stand his ground and become president.
Plus the reason I have my doubts about what would have happened within our financial crisis is that he was part of the old guard of Democrats. The ones who were paling around with the likes of Terry McAullife who when asked what he had to say about making all his money off the backs of the poor said, "Thanks!" Sorry I have a hard time forgiving that group who had attitudes like that, who also a hand in making life even harder for the poor and middle class with their support of the stripping of our safety net with Welfare DEFormed and with the loss of any control for our first amendment rights with the Telecommunications Act, for being hijacked by the likes of Clear Channel and FAUX news.
I say let Mr Gore go off and enjoy his $400,000,000 Current profits and do whatever he wants to do ~ and at least it appears he is wise enough not to thrown his hat into the ring again as he knows his limits. He appears to be gung ho for something and then tires of it and goes off to do something else, kind of like chasing a butterfly. What have we heard recently about any environmental concerns lately? What is he doing about helping Progressives ~ or any Democrat to have a voice like he did with Current? Nada ~ he is off doing something else it appears. So I do not miss him nor do I think a majority of Democrats do either.
I will vote for a Democrat no matter who it is ~ or how hard I will have to hold my nose to do it. This is because I have seen any Democrat like him and his friends can be only slightly better than a moderate Republican and as a lifelong Democrat I could never vote for a Republican as the party has always been ...sad. Maybe that will not be a popular stance but it is where I am after seeing them turn on the poor who behaved not that much better than Republicans in the 1990s and for taking away a voice for Progressives by selling them off to the highest bidders.
My 2 cents,
Cat in Seattle
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