If you were to listen to Al Gore in person ...seriously...for 15 minutes you would KNOW he was a sane, concerned environmentalist.

Now those whose vested interests make them wary of sane, concerned environmentalists will make every effort to deny, obfuscate and otherwise belittle what Gore says. There IS a certain mindset that simply makes some folks unable to see the truth in environmental issues and allows them to Gerrymander their own thoughts.....ususally with $$$s at the root of the thought process; and these folks WILL put down and play down the ideas of an Al Gore.

If Gore does not run again, I hope those who do will read what he has said for content and take it to heart....and perhaps they will be a bit cleverer than Gore in how they present it---but I suspect if the policies that we need get implemented, Gore will be satisfied.

The political landscape is littered with sad remnants of decent, intelligent people who just never managed to get the right timing, message, backing...etc....to get that BIG job.

(Yes, I am a democrat, so my list includes Abe Ribicoff, Ed Muskie, etc., as well as Gore)