Why I like Gore…

[Junkdrawer]

Reason #1: It’s the New Economy, Stupid.

America is dependent on Oil Imperialism: It supplies the oil on which we run this economy, such as it is. It props up our currency. But the oil is running out, the oil is overheating the planet, and OPEC is retreating from its ‘Dollars as the only transactional currency’ position. The time is long overdue for pursuing a Manhattan Project like push for alternatives. Al Gore is the only candidate I hear pushing these things and that I trust would actually pursue this with the vigor required.

Reason #2: Al Opposed the IWR vote BEFORE the vote.

Al was on the correct side of this thing from DAY ONE i.e. PRIOR to the IWR vote. That counts for a great deal in my book. Read his speech from September 23, 2002:

http://www.commonwealthclub.org/archive/02/02-09gore-speech.html

While others are saying, "Had I known then what I know now" or "Bush/Cheney lied to me, so my bad decision has to be excused", Al got it right.

Reason #3: Al has the brains to be President in a technological world.

When you read a position paper from Al Gore, you know it actually comes from Al Gore. He reads. He thinks. He talks to the experts in their own terms, and when they’re not clear, he demands they explain things to him. I am sick and tired of hearing speeches written by a committee, vetted in front of focus groups, disguising policies that the experts think we’re too stupid to understand.

There’s more, and then there are reservations. Why did he let Donna Brazile lead his 2000 campaign? Why hasn’t he come out strongly on the voting machine issue? But, all-in-all, there's far more going for the guy than against him in my book.

[Swamp Rat]

1. k&r

[rzemanfl]

2. The answer to your last question is "no way to do it without it

sounding like sour grapes."

[radiclib]

3. He could do it regarding 2004

..and I think he will, before the attempted theft of 2008.

[On the Road]

4. What I Like About Gore...

he really knows how to dance....

Actually, I think Al is perfect for the job. Just depends on whether he wants it.

His internet legislation is a perfect example of his vision. The internet is neither a creation of the government nor a set of disconnected privatized islands. It is a public-private mixture which realized the potential of both in an explosive and transformative way. That is one of the best indicators of how good he would be for the economy.

[Junkdrawer]

5. I think he wants it, but the Media/Political Machine gauntlet he'd have to run...

is daunting to say the least and probably suicidal in terms of his reputation.

[rzemanfl]

6. They are out of ammunition and all their old lies have been

refuted.

[Junkdrawer]

7. How can they be out of ammunition when their ammunition is lies?

Lies are easier to manufacture than lapel flag pins.