Hillary to Name Al Gore as Running Mate

[Don1]

Do you think it is possible?

It seems like a good idea in terms of a decent selection and at the same time it would be a pragmatic choice.

He already won as VP twice and he got the popular vote in 2000.

So, why not?

[arcos]

1. Because he would never accept nt

[Don1]

4. Why not?

He accepted Bill. Hillary is slightly more liberal than Bill....still not my first pick who is the Kucinich/Gravel connection.

But, why wouldn't Gore accept it? I mean he took LIEberman as a running mate.

[still_one]

10. Gore is not the same person he was in 2000. He is much wiser /nt

[karynnj]

15. What would it gain him?

1) The Clintons - per a comment of him - ignored the issue he was passionate about doing very little on global warming - ignoring as real fuel usage declined.

2) In the Clinton years, Gore and Hillary were not always on good terms

3) Gore was NEVER a liberal. It's hard to compare where the three of them were, but Gore may have been the least liberal.

4) Gore is doing what he wants now - why would he take the VP position - He doesn't need visibility.

[Don1]

20. I agree but

Politics is more like the mafia in the Godfather series.

He can try to get out, but they keep pulling him back in.

[bluestateguy]

2. Constitutionally ineligible

Two full terms as VP is the constitutional limit. The same constitutional requirements on the presidency also exist for the presidency.

[Don1]

7. Amendment 22 seems to only apply to the President, n/t

[iamjoy]

8. You Have It Backwards

some one who is not eligible to run for President cannot be named Vice President. In otherwords, Bill Clinton is not eligible to be VP because he has served the maximum terms as President.

I don't think the restriction applies to people who have already served as VP. In otherwords, the Republican nominee could name Cheney.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. He's been there, done that.

Can't see him doing it again.

And anyhow, Hillary isn't the nominated candidate.

[AtomicKitten]

5. .... or Al Gore will choose Obama as his running mate.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

6. Hell no. I don't think Gore would do that to himself. nt

[Totally Committed]

9. Would that be before or after hell freezes over?

I don't think so.

TC

[DianaForRussFeingold]

17. I don't think so either! But,I would rest easier if Hillary were to rule out this nightmare!

Faux News and Ruppert Murdoch love him! Question is will Hillary pick him? They have voted pretty much the same before Hillary announced she was running. I sure hope I am wrong! Please tell me hell would freeze over before LieBerman would be Vice-President?

[Forkboy]

11. Well,at least then I'd consider voting for her.

:yoiks:

[Don1]

19. I agree. n/t

[wundermaus]

12. Al Gore & John Edwards as VP

and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as AG - Now that would do it for me.

[speedoo]

13. Why did you word your post as an assertion, when you were asking a question?

And no, it is not possible.

[saltpoint]

14. I don't think there's any chance of that happening at all.

[ChiciB1]

16. I SERIOUSLY, SERIOUSLY Doubt It! Seems To Me That There Was

some friction when Al ran for President and I don't think Al wants to go there again!

Al Gore seems very happy doing what he's ALWAYS wanted to do.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. Huh?

[Blue Belle]

21. So is Hillary running for Vice President now??

That's the only way that Al should be on a ticket with her. It's disrespectful to suggest anything else to Gore - especially since everyone knows he should be president.

[Skip Intro]

22. Works for me, but I think "Gore/Clinton" more likely.

The ticket would have huge, built-in advantages, politically.

[Don1]

25. Maybe but

isn't it fantasy? I mean, how could he at this point theoretically overturn the Democratic nomination process?

[JerseygirlCT]

23. Why in the world would he want to do that? nt

[polichick]

24. Too much bad blood there...

Gore should run himself, with RFK Jr. on the ticket.

[fujiyama]

26. Gore isn't playing second fiddle to anyone!

Especially Hillary Clinton...I think they have a strained relationship in general.

BTW, what was it Adams said about the VP position being a worthless job (well unless you're Dick Cheney - it can be pretty damn profitable).

[MasonJar]

27. Gore would never run for VP again. If he wants in that rat race,

he will run for Pres. I heard him say emphatically that he was NOT interested in any cabinet position.