Al Gore sums it up as the true statesman that he is

[LSK]

As John Adams wrote in 1780, ours is a government of laws and not of men. What is at stake today is that defining principle of our nation and thus the very nature of America. As the Supreme Court has written, "Our Constitution is a covenant running from the first generation of Americans to us and then to future generations." The Constitution includes no wartime exception, though its framers knew well the reality of war. And as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes reminded us shortly after World War I, the Constitution's principles have value only if we apply them in the difficult times as well as in those when it matters less.

The question before us could be of no greater moment: Will we continue to live as a people under the rule of law as embodied in our Constitution? Or will we fail future generations by leaving them a Constitution far diminished from the charter of liberty we inherited from our forebears? Our choice is clear.

- The last 2 paragraphs from The Assault on Reason

[Swamp Rat]

1. Gore/Anybody Else 2008

[malaise]

2. Ditto

Everyone else is now talking. Gore spoke about this in January 2006.
Maybe they're reading The Assault on Reason.

[LSK]

7. January 16, 2006 to be exact

http://usliberals.about.com/od/liberalpersonalprofiles/a/xyz.htm

:)

[Lugnut]

21. Hear, hear!

K&R

[Pachamama]

23. Hey! That's my choice too!

:hi:

[zabet]

3. Yes Al, our choice is clear.

As it was when we elected you.

[lutefisk]

4. That guy would be a heck of a President. Hope he surprises us and runs....

I truly believe he is the one that can lift this country out of the muck, while Clinton or Obama will just guide us through it better than the Republican nominee would.

And which candidate is our best hope for a "take-no-prisoners" strategy to save the planet???

[mmonk]

5. Yes our choice is clear. It appears the latter one has been chosen.

[GeorgeGist]

6. That sounds fishy ...

coming from someone who thinks impeachment of Bush would be a waste of time.

[LSK]

9. did you read his book?

He is a firm believer in the democratic process and understands things take time.

The Senate was designed to be a deliberative body and he accepts that. That is what the founders wanted.

[12string]

8. Al Gore The Assault on Reason

  I don't think President Gore is going to run again and after
reading his latest book I have to say that it is truly our
loss.I wasn't aware ,until I read this book,the magnitude of
that loss.Al Gore is a true patriot and I believe everyone can
benefit from the intelligence he so graciously shares with us
in The Assault on Reason.A must read.

[mmonk]

10. It was an excellent read.

I'm still finding myself referring to it on occasion among my other books.

[Skip Intro]

11. K and fifth rec.

:wtf:

[BattyDem]

12. This man should be our president.

He SHOULD have been our president for the last 6 years. I feel like we're stuck in a bad Twilight Zone episode! What kind of f*cked up bizarro world do we live in? :shrug: :(

[JacquesMolay]

13. Just run, Al.

You're going to kick yourself in the ass for the rest of your life if you don't.

[Blue Belle]

14. Exactly...

but I don't think he'll follow the rest of the lemmings off the campaign cliff just yet. I can see where he may be struggling with this decision, but I can also see where he wouldn't want his campaign set by the "Media Horse Race" terms. There's still time for him to jump in this fall. Let Hillary, Obama, and Edwards spend their money and make the populace weary of them with each day up until then.

[JacquesMolay]

16. Especially Hilary, ...

... but Edwards is my second choice.

[Blue Belle]

17. I haven't decided on my second choice...

I'm considering Edwards or Richardson... either would make excellent Vice President to Gore as well.

[LSK]

19. Edwards is my 2nd choice too

[mzmolly]

20. And, I'l kick him in the ass too,

given an opportunity. ;)

[RestoreGore]

27. I doubt it

Would you run in this crap?

[depakid]

15. Ha! You think the "moralizers" on DU would stand for that?

Read the posts (and they seem to be increasing in frequency).

Many are no longer interested in the rule of law- if they ever were in the first place.

I guess that's what 2 decades of hate radio and TV "news" will get you.

[LSK]

18. I lost track, who are the "moralizers" again?

The whole debate is wearing on me. Maybe because its not a debate but a name calling flamefest?

[Hawkowl]

22. Gore/Dean 2008

He still has time to enter. I still think he will. I've always thought sometime in September will be when he makes the move. I don't think he'll be able to stand by and watch the media anoint Hilary the same way they anointed shrub. Look what that got us. If he really believes what he wrote in his books, he just won't be able to ethically shirk his responsibility. He is just too moral of a man.

[DCKit]

24. Re-Elect Al Gore

That's all I gotta say.

[Grateful for Hope]

25. Gore gets it

While it looks like he will not run, I continue to hope that something will persuade him otherwise.

K&R

[RestoreGore]

26. yes, the choice is clear...

And I get it too... It surely was a tragedy that the people of this country let that moment pass when they had it in their grasp, but I sure am grateful that you are still here leading the way to a brighter future wiser and more at peace with your life.