DC 4 Al Gore

2007-02-17T11:35:00.000-04:00

Al Gore is on a Fast Pace

Today's Toronto Star have an interesting piece on Gore's travels and efforts. I love the side article called, Graph: Gore hectic schedule (.pdf)

2007-02-03T11:21:00.000-04:00

Two Issues Swirling at the DNC Winter Meeting in Washington

Lots of talk so far about two under the radar but major issues. The first is the DNC's endorsement of Washington, DC getting a vote in Congress. Right now the voters of DC don't have a vote. Howard Dean is going to support the effort to change this terrible situation. It is called the "50 State Campaign". Donna Brazile authored the resolution. See the story here.

The second issue is the date of the Washington, DC primary in 2008. It may be changed. Lots of talk about moving it up to the third Tuesday in January of 2008. It has been tentatively been scheduled for the first Tuesday in Feb. But it seems that date won't hold. The new date for DC looks like Jan. 15th of 2008. There are a whole bunch of States that are changing their primary dates too. If they move so should DC. DC shouldn't be on the same date as California for example. California would totally overshadow the DC election. Washington, DC has issues that need to be discussed. We also need to have the Presidential Candidates understand our situation. Al Gore has always been on the right side of the issues which face DC. Now, let's get the other candidates on record. If the leadership of the DNC wants DC to remain on the February 5th date then Howard Dean needs to come to the next DC Democratic State Committee Meeting on March 1st, 2007. The meeting is held in Room 400 of the Wilson District Building, starting at 7 PM.

Stay turned for more information on this rapidly changing situation.

2007-02-03T10:25:00.001-04:00

Democrats.org has a post called "Meet the Candidates" that's worth checking out...

So what happens when you take thousands of Democratic activists and a handful of amazing Democratic candidates and throw them together? Some kind of wonderful. "Meet the Candidates" offered Democrats a chance to have some one-on-one time with the 2008...

2007-01-27T18:30:00.000-04:00

Best Article Yet On Al Gore Running - "Run, Al, Run"

Many of you have already seen this. I am sorry to be late with blogging about this but Rolling Stone has an outstanding article on Gore and the campaign.

Here is the link. Take a look at it. The top of the world is also talking about Gore. Check this out. We'll be hearing more on this in the future.

Cheers to all!

2007-01-23T19:37:00.000-04:00

Not a Good Day for Cheney

Poor Dick Cheney! On a day when his eldest daughter lost her composure in a written piece in the Washington Post and attempted to blast Mrs. Clinton, Cheney had a number of other things that didn’t go his way.

Cheney got blasted by Senator McCain over Iraq.

Libby said he was a Sacrificial Lamb. This doesn’t look good for Cheney or Bush and the prosecution must have a strong case for the Libby side to say these things.

Other republicans now are coming out against the policy in Iraq and more republicans will most probably announce their opposition to many more issues. Bush is a wounded leader.

2007-01-20T18:59:00.000-04:00

The Horses Are Ready!

We can see that people are now beginning to move out quickly. I think there is a sense that if they don't go out early and try and lock up voters, then they could fall behind or never have a chance once Al Gore comes into the race (let's hope he does). Former Vice President Gore does not have to follow the timetable of the other candidates. That's because he's the strongest candidate. If the others were strong, really strong, they could have waited. But they can't.

Here are the articles from today's NYT's and the Washington Post. I am really struck by Kansas Senator Brownback coming in the race. He's the one to watch. Now that Allen and what's his name from Pennsylvania are no longer in the picture.

2007-01-17T23:40:00.000-04:00

An Excellent Posting Last Week from an Anonymous Source
Anonymous said...: Keep an eye on Senator Brownback. He's got the credentials to gain support of the GOP's right wing that currently controls the party and opposes Bush on Iraq. That opposition could neutralize much of the foreign policy debate in the '08 Presidential race since both nominees will take similar positions. GOP primary candidates who support Bush's Iraq policy (e.g. McCain, Guliani)are goners from the get-go, which is also why Hillary Clinton is problematic as a candidate given her past pro-war votes. Yes, Bush is such a disaster that he's taking down Republicans AND Democrats who went along with the debacle.

Al Gore, of course, never did so.

The only winning strategy for the Republicans in the wake of the disatrous fiasco of Iraq is to shift the debate to domestic issues. Brownback conceivably could be the one to do that. And Gore would be the best candidate to counter with a shift back to global issues, most importantly, climate change. His argument: America CAN reclaim its leadership position in the world by working to solve the most pressing issue facing the planet.

He'd beat Brownback hands down on that one.

2007-01-14T13:45:00.000-04:00

So Volatile Anyone Could Win!

The republican race for President in 2008 is becoming very exciting. Nebraska Republican Senator Chuck Hagel was on MTP today and did a very fine job and certainly distinguished himself as a viable and likeable candidate for the republican nomination. Hagel certainly has the background and experience to be President.

Today’s Washington Post has an article by former Clinton special counsel Lanny Davis proposing an odd nomination scenario. He’s talking about McCain-Clinton ’08, Obama-Hagel, and whole bunch of “provocative possibilities”.

I would doubt that any of these different combinations would ever come into being. The stakes are too high, but also, after analyzing the situation I think voters would wonder who was really in charge?

A likely combination which would be unique would be a Rudy Giuliani and Newt Gingrich team. Gingrich is enough of a theorist that he’d think as Vice President he’d have a good chance of becoming President someday.

2007-01-13T12:53:00.000-04:00

Who Will The Republicans Nominate in ‘08?

The media says there are 3 main republican candidates right now, Giuliani, McCain and Romney. I think they are right but watch out for Senator Sam Brownback. Brownback has an exploratory committee and is raising money among the very conservative. Is he the republican’s Kennedy? Only, Brownback is no JFK.

All the more reason for us to work hard and elect Al Gore President in 2008. World wide Gore will be hailed if candidate. Showing the world the USA can recover from mistakes like George W. Bush.

The next administration will face a difficult problem maintaining the peace in the world. Countries have gotten spun up about military issues and that will be hard to cool them off so there is not a conflict. Many are adding budgets etc. Old saying, give the boys enough toys and they will want to see how they work.

U.S. military operations in Iraq, Iran and Syria loom larger than every now with W’s mistakes.
Other strategic crisis’s facing the US and civilized world:

The nuclearization of North Korea and Iran,
the rise of global terror and anti-americanism,
the alignment of Marxist regimes in South and Central America,
a regional confrontation over Israel,
Syrian domination of Lebanon,
genocide in Africa,
a Chinese military buildup,
a Russian return to anti-western totalitarianism,
and a difficult issue of America’s own undefended borders.

So, why worry?

2007-01-07T13:43:00.000-04:00

Comments on the Economy and How the republicans Have Changed on the Issue

It once was the republicans believed in “pay as you go”, but not anymore. Now they believe in a warped form of Keynesian economics/macro economics. Why is this? This has become a way for them to reward their own, and to boost the economy so there is an appearance of prosperity.

Former US Senator Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr., a great man from Texas, said that if you spend lots of money like using a credit card you can have the illusion of prosperity. That’s what the republicans have done each time they’ve been in power. Run up the deficit spending borrowed money. They are not responsible. Republicans need to clean up their act!

2007-01-02T19:37:00.000-04:00

A Few Comments On Today’s Political News

Who was the character on TV who would say, “very interesting, very interesting”? Well, the reason I bring this up is, things are very interesting. The New York Times today has a piece on Jeb Bush. All along everyone has been saying that Bush is looking to run for higher office. The Bush family is an American Political Dynasty, and they know it. They have the most powerful supporters throughout government, the media and business. No other family has more power at this time in America than the Bush family.

It just shows you what the power of writing ‘thank you’ notes to people has in accumulating political strength. I say that because former President George H.W. Bush would always hand write notes to people who had done nice things for him or supported him in election campaigns.

The New York Times article is all about what Jeb will do in the future. It talks about rumors. Jeb will be the VP for McCain, or the VP for Romney. Rudolph William Louis Giuliani III would also take Jeb for VP if he got the nomination, but Rudy would also take the VP job for himself if offered. If he gets enough delegates he might be in the same position that Bush senior was in 1980. All his supporters wanted him to be the VP for Reagan. And it worked. We’ll see how this leaking of the campaign document impacts his efforts to organize a campaign. My sense is this won’t matter much.

The republicans will have a very interesting primary election of their own. I don’t believe for a second that McCain, at his age, has the endurance to run for President, or for that matter, be President. He’s not in that good of health.

2007-01-01T16:27:00.000-04:00

The Washington Post Says Al Gore is in for 2007

Check this out, the Style Section of the Post runs every year a list of what's in and what's out. Al Gore is hot stuff this year and he's "In". The "List" says so. What was interesting to me was the Post's idea that Motorola's RAZR is now out but the Motorola Q is now in. How about this one for you movie buffs. Remember the movie Sideways, and the talk about merlot wine? Well, listen up, the Post says that Pouilly-Fuissé is out and Carmenere-Merlot is IN! Pouilly-Fuissé is great wine, so what is Carmenere-Merlot anyway?

Wow, how things change!

2007-01-01T15:02:00.000-04:00

Saddam Hussein is dead so what are we still doing in Iraq?

Looking through the news one can see mounting questions on why we are still in Iraq? People put it this way, we won the war years ago, and now Hussein is dead. Why are we staying? What beef do we still have over there?

2007-01-01T00:58:00.000-04:00

What would you say to President Gingirch?

The polls are starting to come out now about the 2008 election. I must say that I am not too surprised by what they say about the republican party and its direction.

One of the polls I saw was from ARG. They had produced results from the first 4 states which will have either primaries or caucuses. Polling results and the actual election results can vary depending on if the election is a primary type election or an Iowa caucus. I’ll bet that there will be some significant differences between actual caucus states, i.e. Nevada and Iowa. So hang on it could be a real roller coaster ride to the nomination.

My sense is a real outsider could make it this election. It might be the year of a Mitt Romney or Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. There’s even talk of former Virginia Governor and US Senator George Allen running. This race is totally wide open.

Here’s what ARG says so far:

Iowa: Giuliani is first, McCain is second and Gingrich is third.

Nevada: Giuliani is first, McCain is second and Gingrich is third again.

South Carolina: McCain is first in this conservative state, Giuliani is now second and Gingrich third.

Finally, the all important New Hampshire has, McCain, Giuliani and Gingrich.

What this all tells me is there’s room for others to make a move. A more conservative candidate could push McCain and Gingrich aside, while a more moderate and flashier candidate could sweep away Giuliani. Nobody has a lock on this nomination. It will be exciting!

2006-12-31T12:16:00.000-04:00

Draft Gore Meetup’s Get Started in DC, Virginia and Maryland

Lots of news about the coming MeetUp’s locally. The emails are flying about how best to handle the MeetUp “opportunity”. A MeetUp isn’t as simple as it sounds. Plenty of organization and thinking need to go into arranging an event like this.

So far there has been lots of interest from three local areas. The Northern Virginia area has a group, as does the Maryland suburbs and of course the city of Washington, DC.

Be watching here for more information on where and when to attend. If you’d like information emailed to you just let me know at this email address: DC4AlGore@gmail.com

Tomorrow is January 1^st 2007. I’ll have a few predictions for the New Year so stand by.

2006-12-25T12:31:00.000-04:00

Monday, December 25, 2006

I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings to everyone! May you have a wonderful holiday time and the very best for next year - 2007!

This morning I got up and got the paper at the door, turned on the coffee and computer. But it is Christmas day so we had lots of other things to do. What a great day! Friends, family, food and drink, Christmas is a wonderful time. However, we are lucky! Much of the rest of the world is not so lucky. The Bush administration has helped create a world which is very unstable. In parts of the world right now it is a world at war. We need an Al Gore administration to repair the damage done by Bush and his minions. Over a fresh cup or two of coffee I took a look at how much is going on in the world.

In Colombia the (Farc) have waged a long term guerrilla war.

In Colombia - (Hostages) more people/civilians are taken hostage in Colombia than anywhere else in the world.

Democratic Republic of Congo has an on going civil war. About 3 million people have died so far.

Uganda has the Lord's Resistance Army fighting the Government. This has been going on for a long time.

Somalia, Ethiopian & Eritrea are involved in a major war now. This could really turn into a terrible situation for the West.

Israel and the Palestinians – of course this situation continues and the Bush administration has done nothing in 6 years to help the state of affairs.

Iraq – We all know about this war. When will our soldiers come home and we can repair our army, men and equipment?

Nagorno Karabakh, Azerbaijan – this is a land dispute between two countries that still has lots of refuges.

Georgia – separatists want to break away from Georgia.

Chechnya – Again, separatists want to break away from Russia.

Russia – May become a bigger problem if it does not act responsibly.

China – Major world economy now, may exert influence as its military and economy grow. Can we keep China inside the box after the next world Olympics?

Afghanistan – You know about this problem. Bush and Rice took their eye off the ball. This is a major problem and the West can’t lose here. A lot is at stake.

Nepal – Communist rebels are fighting to overthrow the government of Nepal.

Burma – Continuing fighting so who's fighting who? The Karen National Union (KNU) is fighting for independence.

Laos – A legacy from Henry Kissinger there’s an ethnic Hmong have been waging a low-level war against the Laos Government.

Philippines – lots of islands and open land is ideal for various groups to be fighting the government.

All of these places are at war today! Thank your lucky stars that you are in a location which has peace!

Condoleezza Rice needs to take a moment and reflect on this administration’s abysmal performance on improving the state of the world. The Bush policies have created a more dangerous world after 6 years of being in office. Notice, I did not even mention Iran or North Korea, which are both playing around with nuclear weapons!

Al Gore is the only politician who has the experience and wisdom to deal with all these dangerous situations. We need Al Gore to run in 2008.

Again, Merry Christmas.

2006-12-24T08:01:00.000-04:00

Sunday, December 24, 2006

I couldn’t sleep this morning so I got up and got the paper at the door, turned on the coffee and computer. After a fresh cup or two of coffee it is amazing to see how much is going on in the world.

One of the first things that caught my eye was the story by Phillip Elliott of the Associated Press. What a piece of work this Elliott must be, because right off the bat he says in his article that “WASHINGTON - Al Gore claimed he invented it.” Check out the article yourself. Doesn’t young Phillip know this stuff? Why does the media keep repeating this falsehood? Is it propaganda or is it stupidity? Everyone knows that Al Gore said his efforts in Congress supported and helped develop the internet. This is well explained in one place, Gore Myths – GSC, which is an excellent web site.

Today’s Washington Post has a long article about the race for President in ’08. It is written by Dan Balz. Balz is a very pleasant and personable individual. I have met him a couple of times. He’s very courteous and even though he’s obviously busy and has a difficult and demanding job, with me at least he’s willing to politely chat for a few seconds.

His story today centers on who’s in the running for President. It is mostly about the Democratic nominees which is odd because both Parties have complete and open nomination processes this time around. (I am a little surprised that VP Cheney isn’t running…I think he wanted to but that hunting incident stopped those dreams.)

Balz’ article does mention Al Gore, along with Clinton, Obama, Bayh, Warner and others. Check it out here.

The Post’s Sunday Politics section has a little piece on Vilsack. The Iowa Governor has a compelling and interesting story about being adopted. He may find out soon more about his birth mother.

Season’s greetings to all of you, and I wish everyone a very happy new year!

2006-12-17T22:29:00.000-04:00

Al Gore cracks up scientists in SF

I heard Al Gore tell this funny story once too. He apparently told it in SF this week. It goes like this. Al Gore was at an airport lining up with everyone else getting ready to board a plane. In the old days he flew on Air Force 1 with no lines.

While waiting there was a woman who walked by him, and then she turned around and walked back one more time. And then she turned and actually walked up to the former Vice President of the United States. He said hello to her. ``You know,'' she said, ``if you dyed your hair black, you'd look just like Al Gore.''

2006-12-15T20:44:00.000-04:00

AlGore.com and MoveOn.org Present:

See the Truth Movie Party

On Saturday, December 16, 2006 thousands of us are going to get together in living rooms around the country, watch the blockbuster documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," and press Congress to take action to solve our climate crisis.

If you haven't seen the movie, you have to. If you have, you can help raise awareness and push Washington to take action on the biggest crisis facing our planet. In America, political will is a renewable resource and together we can build the will to do what has to be done.

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2006-12-11T06:31:00.000-04:00

Is It Time?

Some folks have been contacting me about starting up a Meetup group for Al Gore here in Washington, DC. I am not sure if it is too early to start that or not? Some volunteers are still recovering from the November ’06 election let alone start up a 2008 effort. However, early planning is very important even if the next election is 2 years away.

What are your thoughts?

2006-12-03T09:47:00.000-04:00

Now the Election is Over – Things are Starting to Happen

Mrs. Clinton has begun to make some moves on running for President in 2008. The New York Times article spells it out in this article. My sense is others have also begun moving on putting together a campaign.

My feeling is Al Gore supporters need to begin ramping up their efforts on behalf of the Vice President. And, Al Gore himself needs to begin reaching out to people beyond his circle.

2006-11-21T18:46:00.000-04:00

And Then There Were 3 ?

It seems to me that the republicans have only 3 major candidates for President. And, the entire republican field is very weak compared to the Democratic candidates.

There appear to be only 3 candidates who have raised enough money and have the staff necessary to make a serious run. They are McCain, Romney and Giuliani.

I think, as many commentators have said, Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani III is out. He's too liberal and has had problems in the past which may pose problems.

Looking at the communications going on between Romney and Newt Gingrich lately it would appear Newt is angling to be Mitt's running mate.

But as I have already commented my bet is John McCain, who is the republican front runner, probably has already broached the subject of Vice President to Jeb Bush.

2006-11-11T23:58:00.000-04:00

Al Gore in Pennsylvania

I said before that I would blog a bit about my experience of working the weekend before the election up in Pennsylvania. I didn’t do it, but then I saw this posting on DailyKos. It was about Al Gore and the idea that he’s running for President and actually would like to get in the race. This reminded me of my experience seeing Al Gore speak and my impressions of that speech.

Gore gave a terrific speech. He had his timing down really well and the crowd was into it. His delivery was really exceptional and he got people thinking about what’s wrong with this administration. People became very excited while he was up on the podium. We are in this packed gym. People are standing all over the place, wall to wall. I remember a few people started to chant and cry out to Gore, “run”, “we need you”, “I am going to vote for you”. At one point, right after one person shouted out really really loudly, “08 is your election”, Gore stopped and looked up, smiled and pointed at the man. Then he smiled and continued on with his speech.

I think Al Gore would really like to run for President in 2008. He’s waiting to see how the field sorts itself out. The DailyKos piece suggests the same thing.

2006-11-11T18:08:00.000-04:00

Is Rick Santorum Running for President in 2008?

There was lots of speculation when I was up in Pennsylvania a couple of weeks ago working on Joe Sestak’s campaign. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if the Senator from Pennsylvania were to run. He’s articulate for his cause, he’s an attractive candidate, he will be able to raise large amounts of money and he now has the time to run. It does take a lot of time to run for President.

Here’s what Oval Office 2008 says about Rick Santorum running!

2006-11-11T12:19:00.000-04:00

Is Ohio the center of the political universe for 2008?

Today’s Washington Post has an interesting article on the recent election in ‘06 in Ohio. Check it out here. I found it interesting that 3 potential Presidential candidates have called out to the newly elected Ohio officials to congratulate them on their election victory.

The State of Ohio has long had a significant place in America Election history. It is important and lots of people feel which ever way Ohio votes, so goes the nation. We are in good shape for ’08 because of this election; we won the Governorship and replaced a republican Senator with a great Democrat.

It is no wonder then that Mrs. Clinton, John Edwards and Senator Obama would be calling out to that state and congratulating the victors. But what is significant about this article are the very last 2 paragraphs. It is a must read 2 paragraphs!

2006-11-10T10:16:00.000-04:00

Start Your Engines for 2008!

With the 2006 elections now over it is time to consider what will happen for ’08. In talking to people I gather that most folks feel that things will take shape in 3 to 4 months. Two candidates have already made a move.

Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner has decided not to run. He’s looking at Virginia, maybe running for Governor again, or for the next Senate seat. He’s a very capable individual and he probably could also be considered for Vice President. Certainly with Jim Webb’s victory in Virginia this week has put that State on the map as a potential blue state for the 08 contest. Republicans must be worried, now they’ve lost the Governor’s race twice, and the Senate seat held by Allen.

Tom Vilsack, Iowa’s Governor is running for President. He’s from a small state, so my sense is he’ll have a tough time getting attention and having an issue. However, since Iowa goes first in the primary process, he’ll get some good exposure and may make it to New Hampshire and South Caroline, but I would doubt it.

Al Gore is the best positioned major national public figure for 2008. He has the experience, and he’s made a lot of friends by his campaigning all around the country. He’s a winner.

Two losers are John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. Kerry wasn’t permanently impacted by his joke remark but it didn’t help him. Mrs. Clinton is hurt by having the Speaker of the House a woman. Let me explain, many voters will not be happy to see even one woman in charge, let alone two women in the most powerful positions. Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House will have a subtle and negative impact on Mrs. Clinton’s ambitions.

The real losers are the republicans. Republicans have used the Federal Government as a jobs program but that’s about to stop. You’ll see more houses in Northern Virginia, Washington, DC and Maryland going up for sale. There won’t be that many government jobs available to them in the next two years. The lower level republicans, who’ve been living off the political appointment system really since Ronald Reagan won in 1980, will now be out of luck. Some will try and burrow into the federal system, others will look for jobs on K Street, and the younger one’s, who are true believers, will find campaigns across the country to go work for.

2006-11-06T06:28:00.000-04:00

My Weekend Helping the Sestak Campaign and Meeting Al Gore

I had an amazing weekend. I went up to see Al Gore campaign for Joe Sestak who’s running for Congress in the 7^th Congressional District of Pennsylvania.

Al Gore made a couple of campaign stops and I was fortunate to be able to shake his hand, and like so many others who were there, ask him to run for President in 08. The entire gym was filled with supporters and everyone was screaming and yelling their support so it was probably hard for Gore to focus on what I was saying. But when we shook hands he was very serious and said, “thank you, that’s very nice of you to say”.

Al Gore was there to support Sestak, Robert Casey and Gov. Ed Rendell. All of them spoke but the crowd was waiting for Al Gore. When he walked in the gym it was like the President had arrived! People went wild cheering and yelling. You know, everyone felt good! And Gore speech was outstanding!! He was very funny. I’ll try and blog later about what he said in the speech.

I am hoping that all the Democrats win in Pennsylvania. They are all good candidates! I went door to door for two days after the Gore speech. I was in Upper Darby and Chester, all sorts of other places. People were very supportive. My sense was it was 70% for the Democrats. Voters knew about Curt Weldon’s problems with the FBI. They knew that Joe Sestak was terrific and had a prestigious military background. Nobody gets to be a Navy Admiral unless they are very special.

Let’s hope Sestak wins big, as well as all the other Dems in Pennsylvania!

2006-11-03T20:47:00.000-04:00

Al Gore Supports Joe Sestak in PA - 07

And please join Al Gore and Joe Sestak this weekend to show your passion and determination to change the direction of our country. All around the District, we're holding rallies, please come out and show your support:

Rally for the Democratic Ticket in Brookhaven
Bob Casey, Ed Rendell, Joe Sestak
With special guest Vice President Al Gore
Saturday Nov. 4
9:00 AM
Brookhaven Borough Hall
2 Cambridge Road, Brookhaven, PA

Rally for the Democratic Ticket at Cabrini College
Bob Casey, Ed Rendell, Joe Sestak
With special guest Vice President Al Gore
Saturday Nov. 4
1:00 PM
Cabrini College
610 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA

A number of "Sestak for Congress" signs have been "displaced" in the last few days. If your sign is missing, or if you would like one, please stop by my campaign headquarters for a sign; a new order has arrived.

2006-10-15T10:32:00.000-04:00

Hello again!

Sorry for not posting the last month or so but I have been out traveling around the country getting people's ideas on events in our nation. There is a raising tide for the Democrats you can feel. People are not happy with what's been going on in Washington, and they want a change. In the 6 States I have visited in the last couple of weeks voters are telling me that they will be voting for all the Democratic candidates. The Democratic party could win both the House and Sentate. I wouldn't be surprised if that happened but the republicans have a 50 State plan. They run everywhere, in all parts of the country, and they have money and technology behind them. They know who the voters are and they get their people out to vote. My sense is however, many of the past republican supporters understand now that they've been suckered. Once more people realize how bad off the country is because of the republican majorities' doing, then voters will be very upset.

Two interesting articles below about Al Gore's popularity. Al Gore will win the Democratic nomination and the general election for President in 2008. Take a look at the articles below.

From the Union Leader in New Hampshire polling numbers are coming out.
By JOHN DISTASO
Senior Political Reporter

"Among Democrats, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton was the top choice in the standard poll with 30 percent. North Carolina Sen. John Edwards was second at 16 percent, followed by former Vice President Al Gore with 10 percent, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry with 9 percent, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden with 5 percent, retired General Wesley Clark with 4 percent, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson at 3 percent and Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh at 1 percent.

Kerry was the least liked, named so by 16 percent. Gore was close behind with 15 percent saying they liked him least and Clinton was at 14 percent.

Overall, Kerry's net popularity rating is the worst, at negative 7 percent, Clinton was the best, with 16 percent. Gore received negative 5 percent and Edwards came in with plus 12 percent.

Women favored Clinton over Edwards 39 to 14 percent with 9 percent for Kerry, while the male vote was almost evenly divided among Clinton, Edwards and Gore.

Independents were split between Clinton with 23 percent and Edwards with 21 percent, while self-described Democrats favored Clinton over Edwards 31 to 16 percent.

Liberals favored Clinton 36 to 17 percent over Edwards, while moderate/conservative Democratic voters favored Clinton over Edwards, 28 to 16 percent, with 12 percent for Gore and 8 percent for Kerry.

There is a silver lining for the less popular group, Smith pointed out. It's very early, and frontrunners have a history of falling - sometimes very hard - in New Hampshire.

Smith said the first poll of the cycle primarily reflected name recognition.

He said that at the moment, McCain and Giuliani are "rock stars among the Republicans. They have popularity that goes beyond the typical political officeholder." Clinton has some of the same qualities, said Smith.

Gore has acted increasingly like a candidate recently, but Smith said the former vice president and Kerry "have the same problem in that they've already lost once. Voters are notoriously fickle and want to see a new face."

That's why "Edwards is the most surprising," Smith said. "He is well-known and people really don't dislike him. It shows he did a good job last time by not attacking and staying positive and optimistic.""

The next interesting article which refers to Al Gore is about global warming and scooters. Check out this article on Scooters and Al Gore.

Cheers to everyone!

2006-09-23T10:12:00.000-04:00

Branson Speaks About Al Gore

Al Gore and Sir Richard Branson went to breakfast the other day and Sir Richard ended up pledging $3 Billion to help alleviate global warming. There were several different postings on this agreement. The conservatives are upset about this and they’ve also posted some comments.

Conservatives do this for a couple of reasons. One, they know that if Gore gets the Democratic Nomination in ’08 he will beat any republican, including Senator McCain or George Felix Allen. They also know that no challenge, no matter how small, can go uncontested. Conservatives and republicans fight on every point, and they fight in all 50 States and every Congressional District. Howard Dean is right, the Democrats must do the same thing, and his 50 State strategy is working. The final reason is conservatives and republicans are having huge problems right now with their ideology. For years they said “let us have a chance to govern and you’ll see how well things will run with ‘conservatism’. Well, now after 20 plus years of conservative ideology making all the decisions we know how bad it is, there is NO peace or prosperity. The average American has lost a lot of their democratic rights, they’ve lost financially, and spiritually, the Nation is in a disquiet period. The US is a weaker country now because of the republicans.

We will see in November if the republican control over the media, its tremendous financial advantage and the 20 years of gerrymandering all the districts across the US will pay off and they will retain power.

2006-09-13T23:02:00.000-04:00

This posting below on KOS is very interesting. It could be that outside the beltway, here in Washington DC, people are truely upset with the direction of the country and the direction their lives are taking, and will vote out the majority party this fall? The republicans may have a major problem on their hands!

IL-06: Bean looking better than GOP wishes

by kos

Wed Sep 13, 2006 at 05:40:19 PM PDT

In the Evans-Novak House rankings I included below, the only GOP pickup they call is IL-06, with freshman incumbent Melissa Bean losing to David McSweeney.

But the numbers tell a different story (subscription-only Roll Call).

2006-09-13T22:19:00.000-04:00

Today's news from The Austrailian Gives 6 Reasons Al Gore Can Beat Hillary Clinton and Become President

This is a text book article on why all Dems should be supporting Al Gore for President in 2008. Take a look at the article and judge for yourself. The six reasons are these:

1) Gore's position on the war in Iraq when almost everyone else was wrong puts him up there as a true leader. Al Gore was against the war from the beginning.
2) Gore is out front of everyone on the global warming issue.
3) Hillary Clinton has dropped 11 points recently and Gore is in second place in the polls.
4) Mrs. Clinton has made many of the right moves politically but she isn't necessarily a good candidate. Al Gore is a seasoned candidate and getting better by his going around the country speaking on the environment.
5) Gore is stronger than Mrs. Clinton against the republican front runners.
6) Al Gore won the 2000 election, but a northern liberal that pumps up the conservative base, will have an impossible time winning in 2008. Al Gore is from the South.

I see Al Gore going through a process right now, getting himself ready for a run and looking at the field of play. If he decides to run he wins. Everyone should remember that Gore has competed in and completed a marathon.

Read the article yourself, Patrick Buchanan is right. Gonzaga School in Washington DC did teach him to look at the world in a serious and learned way.

2006-09-10T20:32:00.000-04:00

Al Gore says he hasn't ruled out 2nd run

I was up in Syracuse this weekend for the Iowa vs. Syracuse football game. What a great town! People were really friendly and the rolling hills were just beautiful.

As you might guess I asked all the Iowans I met whom they liked for the upcoming Iowa caucus? People were for the most part fairly enthusiastic about telling me who they supported or liked. Everyone seemed to like to discuss the topic. We did this in casual conversation and I never rebutted them no matter which candidate they talked about supporting.

Much to my surprise, but not off target when comparing this to what the polls say about the republican candidates, most people said Rudy Giuliani was their choice. I must say I was surprised. Next for the republicans was John McCain, and then the Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney. It is interesting that the more moderate and progress of the republicans are being mentioned. Of course, this is not a scientific poll, just anecdotal evidence but it was fascinating data all the same.

For the Democrats there were only two candidates mentioned. I was a little surprised here too. The Governor (Tom Vilsack) was talked about a bit and a couple of people mentioned Vice President Al Gore. People were generally positive on Gore but one guy talked about Gore running and then said he was actually a republican and he didn’t like Gore. My sense is republicans are afraid that if Al Gore decides to run he’ll win the election. Republicans say they don’t like Gore because he’s the strongest Democrat. They won’t say anything negative against a weak Democratic candidate. Watch.

2006-09-09T09:17:00.000-04:00

Al Gore Comes to Syracuse - Tickets Sellout in Less Than 30 Minutes

Next Thursday Al Gore comes to Syracuse. He's speaking on issues about the environment. The response to his coming to Syracuse has been tremendous. Tickets to hear Gore are $12 each and they soldout in less than 30 minutes. It is even reported that eBay's web site now has tickets for sale and one pair of tickets for the Thursday event sold for $105.

The speech will be delivered at the Landmark Theatre which is fairly close to Syracuse University at 7:30 Thursday September 14th. You can get more information about Al Gore's documentary and book "An Inconvenient Truth" University Union Web Site at www.universityunion.org.

2006-08-30T21:45:00.000-04:00

John McCain is 70 Years Old

John McCain is running for President and even though he’s now 70, McCain will be a formable opponent. Here’s why.

Lots of voters are his age or close to it. They won’t want to hear that he’s too old and will be inclined to vote for someone their age.
McCain has set himself up to be the non Bush Republican who has the support of strong conservatives.
He’s the fiscal conservative who has a moderate social message.
The Senator has also been very “principled” on various issues from the War in Iraq to a Woman’s Right to Choose.

If the Democrats nominate a candidate who is perceived as weak on defense or is not knowledgeable on issues of national security then McCain will have a good chance. My sense is republicans will be attempting to seek out and support the weakest possible Democrat. McCain would have a very difficult time against an Al Gore candidacy. Gore will neutralize the few advantages McCain and the republicans will have in 2008.

2006-08-30T20:43:00.000-04:00

What's Up In Iceland?

I have often wondered about this question! I was actually at a Washington, DC grocery store the other night, when a beautiful lady came up to me and offered me a taste of her beer. Beer brewed with pure Icelandic water. It was good, and it made me think of global warming, and what would Al Gore think? So, now read the article. Cheers!

What Would Al Gore Drink?
By Maggie Dutton

"Global warming beer made from melting ice caps." I read the headlines scattered around the Internet. Some Danish guys are making beer in Greenland—from Arctic ice that predates the Industrial Revolution, ergo, pollution—and the buzz is huge.

2006-08-27T17:48:00.000-04:00

News From Across The Pond

From today's BBC an interesting article on comments made by Al Gore in Scotland. He's attending a TV Festival in Edinburgh. I've been to Edinburgh and it is a beautiful city. And August is a wonderful time to be there.
I included this article because I have been getting a lot of emails from friends and others who ask if Al Gore is really going to run for President? Most people wish he would run, and others suggest he isn't interested in the job. I think Al Gore is interested but he's going to run on his terms. That's my two cents. Read the article below, but here's the link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5291298.stm

US politics 'obsessed' with ads

By Kevin Young
Entertainment reporter, BBC News

Finding cash to fund TV commercials is "the only thing that matters in American politics now", former US Vice-President Al Gore has said.

"The person who has the most money to run the most ads usually wins," he told the Edinburgh TV Festival.

It was "astonishing" that the average American devoted nearly five hours a day to TV viewing, he added.

And Mr Gore asserted the internet was making TV more accessible and letting people join a "multi-way conversation".

He called this an important move because people could find and distribute information, and then watch as it was judged by others in terms of quality.

*****

On the subject of the expenditure of political parties, Mr Gore, a Democrat, said: "Two days ago, I was at an event helping to raise money for a candidate of my political party, running for governor in one of our most populous states.

"I asked the question of him: 'What percentage of your campaign budget, between now and election day in November, will be spent on television commercials?'

"The answer was 80%," he told an audience of several hundred media industry figures on the final day of the festival.

*****

And he claimed the power of modern advertising had led to the ability to create demand for products "artificially".

"Now you sometimes see, in extreme cases, advertising created before the product, and then the product is based on what looks as if it's going to succeed.

"That same phenomenon has now happened to democracy," he said, suggesting that too often, political parties made decisions based on reactions to their advertising campaigns.

2006-08-26T16:20:00.000-04:00

ARE ALL BETS OFF? Except for Al Gore!

You know there are these betting sites on the internet and they are beginning to show the odds. I have been looking at the various results and developing some theories on why people are wagering their money the way they do?

First of all, I don't think this on-line betting predicts necessarily the correct/accurate outcome for a specific election. But, these sites, like the Sportsbook.com and the Iowa Electronic Markets, are two examples of "real-money futures markets". People put their money where their mouths are and vote in essence on who they think will become the next President of the United States. If they pick correctly they make some money, sometimes a lot of money.

Right now the gambling looks something like this for the Democrats and republicans: Hillary R. Clinton, Al Gore and Bill Richardson, in that order. For the republicans it is: John McCain, George Felix Allen, Rudy Giuliani and Sam Brownback. I would be extremely surprised if this were to remain the same on the Democrats’ side. For the republicans McCain might just get it. He’s on the front page of the Washington Post Magazine this week and the article is very positive. He’s a war hero, social moderate and fiscal conservative. He’s the republican’s anti-Bush. McCain is also attracting lots of support from republican insiders and big wheels. And his selection will drive the Democrats selection process.

With a McCain nomination the Dems will need to put up someone who has good military credentials, like Al Gore. Gone will be candidates like John Edwards, John Warner, Evan Bayh and countless others who don’t have that National Security Experience that Al Gore’s already got on his vita. Anyone of these fine men could be V-P, of course, but not number one on the ticket. Hillary Rodman Clinton falls into this category too. No amount of condemning Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will ever help her overcome her lack of hands on experience in National Security affairs, or as some of my friends from Kansas and Missouri would say, her lack of judgment.

Check back soon and I will be giving you a rundown on why McCain will probably beat those other candidates, and who will be their V-P nominee. The Drumbeat continues!!

2006-08-24T20:46:00.000-04:00

It is a Drumbeat

I can see it now. The drumbeat is beginning. People want Al Gore to run and they are asking the question...what would America be like today if we had President Gore? Can you say, "peace and prosperity"?

Look at this item from today's Hotline.

And a President Gore or President McCain would make us safer than a President Kerry or President Hillary Clinton.

'A President Gore would make us safer'.

If Al Gore runs he wins! No republican could beat him, not even McCain.

2006-08-23T23:39:00.000-04:00

Al Gore close in latest poll, John Edwards making his move and Joe Sestak would make a great V-P with Al.

The Nation magazine has an interesting and well-placed article on a recent poll. It shows that Al Gore is just behind HRC in support from Dems. Al Gore has such good polling numbers and he’s been out of the public eye for 6 years now. The reason he’s doing well and would do even better once he announced he was interested in running, is because we had peace and prosperity when Gore was in office. For 8 years things went well in this country. Look at things now!

Hotline has a small piece about John Edwards today. I don’t think Edwards has a chance myself. He’s running for VP again. A one term Senator doesn’t make a President, and he’d lose to McCain. Here’s the article, see for your self.

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On The Trail: The Second Democratic Frontrunner

The calendar changes, writes Chuck Todd, do more to cement Ex-Sen. . John Edwards's status as the alternative frontrunner than anything else.

"Organizationally, Edwards is in the best shape of anyone in Iowa. His close ties to the%

2006-08-20T19:48:00.000-04:00

Been on Vacation in South Carolina

Now that we are back I don't know what to write about? Should I write about how the right wing of the Republican Party is hammering George W. Bush on being a lightweight intellectually? Or should I write about Hillary Clinton being such a lighting rode? Time has an interesting article about how she’s viewed as “Polarizing”.

Another thing that was of interest this weekend was the DNC made it official. The order of the primaries and caucus’ in the early part of 2008 has been set. As we all knew, Iowa will begin things with Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina following in that order. Some people feel this is a made to order set of elections for John Edwards. Edwards could be expected from the early polling to sweep all these states.

My sense is Al Gore still is the strongest candidate for the Democrats. It looks like Senator McCain will be the republicans’ nominee. With George Allen making a fool of himself and probably setting himself up for a defeat in November, McCain looks like the strongest republican. The Democrats will need a strong candidate with experience to counter McCain’s hold on the military/national security issue.

A nice Presidential team would be Al Gore and Joe Sestak. Sestak would make an excellent Vice President and candidate. He’s a good campaigner, good looking, has the requisite military experience (3 Star Admiral). John Edwards and William Blaine "Bill" Richardson would also make great VP’s. We have to wait and see what happens.

2006-07-30T09:07:00.000-04:00

A writer for the St. Petersburg Times has a terrific column today on Al Gore. She ends the article by asking Al Gore to run for President. "Give it one more try". I have been saying all along that if Gore runs he wins. It is that simple. However, the tricky part will be timing. He can’t go in the race too soon, because the MSM will beat him up, but he can’t wait too long either. There are 10 other candidates’ waiting/wanting to jump into the race. I have confidence that Al Gore and his people will select the exact right moment to get into the race.

2006-07-28T20:34:00.000-04:00

The Friday Line: Gingrich, Gore and Another Early Look at 2008

The Washington Post has a positive look at Al Gore. Check it out because it discusses tealeaves. We are all trying to read any signals that Al Gore might be putting out whether or not he’s running for President in 08. I think he’s going to run because he cares deeply about what happens to this country, and he sees the United States going in the wrong direction. Al Gore, with his positive experience, can change the direction we’re going.

2006-07-22T15:06:00.000-04:00

From The National Journal

They report out the vote totals for the DNC's RBC Meeting.

At the end, it wasn't even close: NV's the Caucus state and SC's the primary state. Here's the vote breakdown: it's worth noting that Harold Ickes and Donna Brazile both were pro-AL and AL still lost. Why am I not surprised?

They go on to post the vote totals and who voted which way. Very interesting results. To their credit NH voted with Washington, DC.

They also set the dates when the various caucuses and primaries will take place. Let the games begin!!

2006-07-20T18:31:00.000-04:00

Check out the election results after you have voted!

Al Gore has over 60% of the vote. Check it out.

2006-07-17T21:25:00.000-04:00

Al Gore as movie star and rock star!

Here’s an interesting article about what Al’s been up to lately. His movie has made millions of dollars! He’s very popular on TV. I really loved that SNL skit. Great fun. There is also a skit out which looks like something from Futurerama. What do you think?

2006-07-17T20:41:00.000-04:00

Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune wrote a terrific column today. Check it out you'll find it interesting. The world always needs good leadership. Leadership makes the difference between a great country, great company or great anything. This is why we need Al Gore so desperately! Gore is a great leader. He'll get us out of these troubles! I have faith!!

2006-07-03T21:13:00.000-04:00

The 4th of July in Washington, DC

Supporters of Al Gore, for the 2008 Presidential election, will be fanning out in the crowds tomorrow at the Palisades (Washington, DC) 4^th of July Parade. We’ll try and have photos posted later if we get some good pictures.

2006-07-02T17:09:00.000-04:00

Attacks on Gore begin .... again

They have started again. The right-wingers… (you know the people that want to get us involved in wars in the middle east), republicans …(you know the people who are happy that our country’s values and basic rights plus civil liberties are being trampled), and other conservatives… (you know, those guys and gals who can’t run things correctly, have run the US into tremendous debt and mortgaged our future to a totalitarian communist state). Yes indeed ladies and gentlemen, these are the very people that are now attacking Al Gore. Why? Because they know that Al Gore, if he gets the Democratic nomination will beat any and all republicans, even a McCain/Jeb Bush ticket, which is the team I think the republicans will run against an Al Gore and Bill Richardson ticket. The other possible tickets may be Al Gore and Virginia Democratic Governor Mark Warner. Al Gore because he’s a Southerner offers so many possibilities for selecting a winning V-P combination. For example, any one of these northerns would be an excellent selection, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Joe Biden or even John Kerry would balance and strengthen the campaign, and we wouldn’t want to take Massachusetts for granted nor the forget about the decisive Catholic vote. I should really mention all the possibilities there are with a Southerner or Westerner on the ticket as V-P with Al Gore.

In today’s Washington Post there is a really weak and not too serious article by two inside the beltway political consultants on Hillary Clinton running for President. They try and build a few arguments on why Hillary could win the Presidency. Does anyone remember Geraldine Anne Ferraro? 1984 started out well for Ferraro, and I have the utmost respect for her, but things went down hill pretty quickly. My sense is this is exactly what would happen to Hillary’s campaign too. Look, she faced a weak opponent in her first election in NY, and he self destructed in the campaign. She didn’t look too strong in the beginning but got lucky in the end. NY has a tradition of taking new comers to elections, i.e. Bobby Kennedy. So, in a year that Al Gore ran so strongly in NY it is no wonder that Hillary won in NY. I don’t buy this idea that she’s strong.

Washington campaign consultants don’t really care who wins. They just want money, access and the good life that Washington, DC offers, or the good life in the lower tax haven of Northern Virginia. So, when someone says that Bill Clinton will help Hillary win because he’s so popular, etc. Remember, that Bill will also be a distraction in the campaign too. Because this will allow the republicans to conjure up all that past history with questions like “what Bill will be doing up stairs when Hillary is in the Oval Office”? She won’t look so strong with that discussion going on. And, don’t forget, voters will not be too sympathetic with her when she’s running for President. After all, the President safeguards our safety and sympathy for Hillary won’t be part of the equation at that point. People will vote for the other candidate.

Those positive polling numbers for Hillary are suspect! Don’t the other candidates for President poll like that too? It is just that Hillary has extremely negative polling numbers while the others don’t.

The political class in Washington DC don’t care about good government too much. Why should they? They make their money by being insiders. If an honest politician gets elected they don’t have the access and thus the money. This is why we need to see elected honest politicians. We need people who care more about the America people and their issues than the issues of the political class who work inside the beltway.

Al Gore is that person we need elected. But I can see why he’s not the choice of the insiders or the republicans. He’s honest. And, he has integrity. He’s running an amazing campaign right now. He’s defining himself to the voters, not allowing others to define him.

Looks like Mike Gravel will be speaking to the DC Democrats this week, in preparation for the Washington DC early primary/caucus which will be held in late January or early February of 2008.

Go Gore!!

2006-06-29T22:27:00.000-04:00

2006-06-24T11:21:00.000-04:00

Hundreds wait for Gore to sign best-selling book

Al Gore was in his home town yesterday for a book signing. More than 700 people showed up to get a book and meet Al Gore. The manager of the book store said he didn't expect such a large crowd and he was surprised. This hasn't happened since John Cash came to town.

The Washington Post and the National Journal have notes on what happened with the Democratic Party meeting in Washington this Thursday and Friday. This is important for Washington DC because at this party meeting officals were deciding which State would go first for the 2008 Primary & Causcus season. Check out their reports and let's hope that Washington DC is one of the early State/District to go. We need our issues discussed by the Democratic candidates for President, i.e. voting rights for District Residents, etc.

Washington, DC should be selected as the second caucus after Iowa. It is a very diverse city and it is retail politics at its best! There is no need for big media buys. Go door to door, or attend a local ANC meeting and get to know great people, 60% are African American. Also, there are very few Republicans so they wouldn't be able to have a caucus themselves of any meaning, which would provide lots of attention for all the Democratic candidates. All voters are registered by party so there wouldn't be any cross-over voting by Republicans.

2006-06-18T15:32:00.000-04:00

So Sorry I haven't been posting - But there have been a lot of exciting things going on in Washington DC!

Yes, the campaign for America's Future - Take Back America has been going on the last week or so: June 12th to 14th. We been involved with this and its taken some of our time away from posting. But has it been exciting!

AlGore.Org had a table at the conference which I'll write more about later.

Cheers!

2006-06-11T19:22:00.000-04:00

Al Gore Headlines Documentary Festival Luncheon. Almost President, possible internet inventor, and certifiably former Vice President Al Gore offers the conference keynote address at this year's AFI/Discovery SILVERDOCS FESTIVAL on Thursday June 15. The invitation only event will be held at the Silver Theatre at Georgia/Colesville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland. Not on the invitation list? Take your pick from over 100 documentaries and workshops being offered as part of this year's festivities. Workshops include "How To Write A Two Page Treatment And Pitch It!", and films include "American Blackout" (Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney's examination of the disenfranchisement of black voters in the 2000 and 2004 elections) and "The Tribe" (the complete history of the Jewish people from the beginning of time... in about 15 minutes). For more information please visit www.SILVERDOCS.COM, or call 301-589-5685.

2006-06-10T08:28:00.000-04:00

Moveon.org is hosting a special conference call with Al Gore this Sunday at 7 p.m. EST / 4 p.m. PST. Gore will talk about what inspired him to make this movie ("An Inconvenient Truth") , and you'll have a chance to ask him questions. Can you RSVP to join us?

http://political.moveon.org/seethetruth/conf.html?id=7987-6766932-bYy14k916DP1g0U94_IsSQ&t=3

The call information will also be available at the above link.

This is a great chance to personally hear from Mr. Gore. It's sure to be a fun chat and I really hope you'll be able to make it.

Talk to you on Sunday

2006-06-04T10:37:00.000-04:00

Al Gore In The News

Several of us went to see the new Al Gore movie AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH last night in Washington, DC. We went downtown and the movie was sold out. We couldn’t get close to the theatre so we decided to go to Georgetown and see it there. That theatre was so crowded we almost could not find a parking place. We just got inside and the movie started. Wow, we had to sit in the very last row, there were NO more seats.

Of the group I went with, I am the only partisan ‘Gore for President’ supporter. But, it was interesting, after seeing the movie everyone I was with said they wanted Gore to be President! Each one of them was totally in love with the movie and Gore. I couldn’t believe it, and I was so happy about their reaction. Go see the movie, and take you friends and family! Go early because the theatres in Washington, DC are packed. Go see this movie and you will be very surprised at what you see. It is good!!

It is an optimistic movie. Gore shows that we can do something about the environment and our economy. It isn’t hopeless, and in fact, if we act as Al Gore demonstrates, we can have a better economic climate and environmental climate at the same time.

One part of the movie that I was greatly interested in was the part about the automobile industry in America today. Gore showed several graphs and charts of car production and pollution emission requirements. The Chinese have higher requirements than the US market. And, Ford and GM are losing market share because they are not keeping up with technology. Gore challenges the notion that holding our technology back and not being vigilant on helping the environment somehow helps our economy. Fighting pollution and unleashing technology’s potential to fight pollution and help us with jobs in America is the answer. Gore has the right idea on getting our economy back on track. American jobs (good jobs) will be created.

The former Vice President discussed Global Warming, and '08 Politics on ABC's ‘This Week'. He was great in that interview. Gore has heart and you can see how much he cares about these issues. He’s very honest and that may be a problem for him. Is the voting public ready for someone who tells it like it is and tells the truth? He spoke about his new movie, and about the war in Iraq. His comments on the war were sophisticated, because the war has become extremely complex. Gore said this, he’d like the troops to come home as soon as possible, but the US has a twin obligation. We have to make sure we don’t make the situation worse by leaving too soon. On the other hand we are asking so much of our men and women in Iraq we need to dispense with the Iraq issue quickly and get on with making life better here in the United States. Gore was against getting us into the war in Iraq in the first place. He was right from the start.

It has to be said that Gore would make a great President. He has the leadership abilities and has been right on the issues. For example: he was ahead of the curve on the War in Iraq, but he did support the war against Saddam when Iraq invaded Kuwait. Vice President Gore was also ahead of the curve on global warming. He had a great book written years ago called Earth In The Balance. As I’ve said he was out front on his opposition to the war, and an advocate for the Internet, which has changed the way we do business in America and impacted all of us. Gore is a great leader.

On this Sunday’s morning talk shows Gore was mentioned several times. It was mentioned that Gore would be welcome into the Democratic Party’s primaries and he’d add to the debate. However, timing is imperative. I want Al Gore to win so he should just wait for the right moment to enter the race.

One other issue, which people are talking about, is the Congressional Vote for the War, will it matter? Yes, those candidates who voted for the war in Iraq will have to face the music. Their vote will be a defining issue. It cannot help but be defining because it shows judgment, or their lack thereof.

Is George W. Bush the worst President of the United States we have ever had?

2006-05-30T09:08:00.000-04:00

Post Article on Hillary Clinton

More news and speculation about Mrs. Clinton today, and you can see from the conjecture that she’s the front-runner. When the name Hillary Clinton and 2008 get mentioned together it sucks the oxygen out of the political air. None of the other Democratic candidates can get a breath in otherwise or get their message out to the voting public.

The Post article leads with “Senator’s Platform Remains Unclear”. What worries me the most about the Senator from New York is her willingness to use force abroad. Questions on her judgment can be made for her unwillingness to renounce her 2002 vote authorizing military force in Iraq. That policy she voted for and supports today has been an unmitigating disaster by all accounts. There has been a tremendous error of judgment. As was discussed on the talk shows Sunday by various people, especially republican Senators, the Middle East is in disarray. There has been a squandering of our high ground in dealing with issues in the Middle East, Iraq and Afghanistan. We do face rivals and enemies from other countries but we need to wise and astute in how we approach these adversaries.

Al Gore continues to be all over the news. Pundits and news people are seeing first hand the outstanding support (“The Gore Boomlet”) he is receiving all around the country, and indeed the world, as Gore speaks out about the environment. The cover story on “President Al Gore?” in the New York magazine was spectacular. The photos of Gore present and past were quite interesting, but John Heilemann, who has covered Gore before, does an outstanding job writing this article. I especially liked his reporting on Gore’s trip to Toronto, Canada and their discussion about the 2008 election.

The 2008 election looks like it is going to be outstanding! Watch for Jeb Bush and Dick Cheney to make their move after the midterm elections. It wouldn't surprise me at all if John McCain hasn't already broached the subject of V-P to Jeb, in an attempt to keep Cheney from making his move. McCain made a special stop in Florida recently and I am sure he said something like, 'I think we'd make a winning team'.

2006-05-27T12:19:00.000-04:00

Gore's Movie: Serious man with a strong message

The reviews are starting to come in now on Al Gore's new movie. Some people are saying that he missed his calling and others are saying that Gore is a great leader. It is true he's been out front on many issues over the years. His abilities have made republicans jealous. Often times you see their adolescent and immature nature come out as they attack Gore. Anyone who attacks Gore should sit back and reflect on how bad things have gotten in the last 6 years since the other side has taken over. We are now in wars around the world, our national debt is at record levels and our comparative advantages we once had are now in decline thanks to the policies of conservatives and republicans. We need a change. The direction these people are leading the nation is not positive.

There is good news however. Recent polls are showing that candidates like Joe Sestak and Lois Herr, both from Pennsylvania are doing increasingly well against their republican opposition. Outside polling in the Sestak vs Weldon race show a dead heat in the election. And Lois Herr is gaining on the devout Bush supporter, Joe Pitts from Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District. As more and more voters in that district see that a vote for Pitts is a vote for the Bush philosophy in Washington the more people are backing Herr for Congress.

2006-05-23T20:45:00.000-04:00

Check out below these election results!

Who do you support in 2008?
Joe Biden	38 votes - 0 %
Chris Dodd	15 votes - 0 %
Tom Vilsack	12 votes - 0 %
Hillary Clinton	70 votes - 0 %
Al Gore	6519 votes - 68 %
Mark Warner	314 votes - 3 %
Tom Daschle	12 votes - 0 %
Russ Feingold	1493 votes - 15 %
John Kerry	68 votes - 0 %
John Edwards	231 votes - 2 %
Bill Richardson	60 votes - 0 %
Wesley Clark	478 votes - 5 %
Evan Bayh	36 votes - 0 %
No Freakin' Clue	94 votes - 0 %
Other	67 votes - 0 %

9508 Total Votes

2006-05-20T22:36:00.000-04:00

Have You Seen These Two New Articles About Al Gore?

Two especially good news articles came out today about Al Gore. One shows up on page 3 of the London newspaper The Financial Times. The title is the catchy “Buzz around Gore fuels talk of another run for President”. Be sure to read it if you can. Donna Brazile is quoted in the piece saying, the voters “want someone with stature, experience and a passion for public service”. She’s right.

The other news article has another attractive title, Al Gore Hints at Presidential Run. In an interview Gore changes his wording just a bit which raises the question of whether he has now changed his mind and is considering a run for the Democratic nomination.

My sense is if enough of us organize, show our support and encourage Al Gore to run he’ll be interested. One thing sure, he’s the best candidate to defeat any republican.

2006-05-20T07:45:00.000-04:00

Washington Post article Today on GOP Seats in Doubt

Interesting article on what's happening out there in the different congressional districts. They didn't mention a great race that is going on in Pennsylvania right now. This is the race in the 16th Congressional district which the Washington Post has not reported on but that's because it is below the radar. Lois Herr is running a terrific race against an extreme right wing congressman who hasn't spent much time with his constituents over the years. He seems to spend his time on issues that don't help his district; in fact, Congressman Pitts is just a rubber stamp for the White House and republican party leaders.

This is a good campaign for people to look at, and help out.

2006-05-18T13:57:00.000-04:00

Howard Kurtz, a Washington Post Staff Writer, has put together an interesting piece of analysis and research on Al Gore, and the quest for the White House, in today's paper. Take a look at it today in the Post. I am much more upbeat about Gore and his chances of winning. My take on the election is simply this: if Al Gore runs for President he's going to win. And, he'll make it look easy against any of the republicans, including the likely nominee, Senator John McCain.

2006-05-17T19:20:00.000-04:00

Al Gore on CNN Now!

2006-05-17T12:40:00.000-04:00

Al Gore will be in Washington, DC

The buzz continues. Last night on MSNBC there was a long program about Al Gore and the idea what a better country we would have today if Gore had been the President the last 6 years. I have posted the Countdown with Keith Olbermann transcript here for you to read. It is pretty funny and very positive about Gore.

And, today there's a good overview of what Al Gore has been doing with himself the last few years and his potential. I keep saying if Gore runs he wins!

Go Al Gore!!

2006-05-14T11:40:00.000-04:00

If you missed Al Gore on Saturday Night Live last night check this out!

http://movies.crooksandliars.com/SNL-Al-Gore-5-14.mov

He was really funny! Oh my gosh, how much better the world and the United States would have been had Gore been President these last 6 years.

2006-05-13T22:00:00.000-04:00

Al Gore in the News

I've noticed that there is more and more buzz on Al Gore in the media. Most of the articles are objective and not those negative articles we are used to from prior times. Maybe the reporters and editors are second guessing themselves now, realizing that Gore would have made a much better President than Bush. The state of the world is pretty precarious right now with Bush in power.

One of the most interesting articles I have read recently about Gore was published today. Here's the link to his piece, so check it out.

2006-05-07T10:09:00.000-04:00

Now that I am back I was great to catch up on the news and see what's going on in Washington, DC.

Wow! Is there ever a lot going on!!

Porter Goss in trouble for going to the Watergate for games?

Howard Dean on the morning talk shows, on target and on point about the fall elections.

More trouble in Iraq and Afghanistan.

And, Al Gore's new movie coming out in a few weeks. If anyone would like to go and see the movie together here in Washington, just let me know and we'll go as a group? The movie is playing in a couple of different locations and at different times. The early reviews are very positive about Gore's movie.

Finally, there's an interesting piece in today's Washington Post. It's on the 2008 Presidential election. Al Gore is mentioned in the article's side bar. But the thrust of the main article is about how bad a candidate Hillary Clinton would be for President. It also chronicals the weakness of the White House Clinton years.

2006-05-04T22:20:00.000-04:00

Sorry for not posting. Have been out of the country. Will get something up this weekend. Thanks for checking in.

2006-04-19T23:15:00.000-04:00

Tough and Smart

2006-04-18T21:31:00.000-04:00

Check out Al Gore in the exclusive trailer for An Inconvenient Truth

http://movies.aol.com/movie_exclusive_an_inconvenient_truth

2006-04-15T09:34:00.000-04:00

The Campaign

This is like a church on Sunday. People go and sit in the church and everything looks fine. There is quiet, calm and no problems, concerns or cares. But behind the scenes in that church lots of things are going on. Let your imagination go wild and you'll be close to the truth.

That's the way it is right now in the national campaign for President in 2008. In both political parties there are so many candidates looking for money, supporters and considering their options.

The political pundits are also looking at the race. The conservatives are looking at the Bush administration and trying to figure out what to make of it. They are considering ways to spin the record and what might have been the record of a President Al Gore. One of the angles I've seen suggested is that a Gore Presidency would have been very similar to Bush's. Not too likely!! The spin misters are saying the problems were so great that we know that Gore would have suggested the same "solutions".

My sense is a Gore Presidency would have solved most of these problems before they had gotten to a crisis stage. The Clinton Gore years in the White House were years of solving problems and getting the economy on the right track. The world had confidence in the positive role Al Gore demonstrated in his 8 years in power as Vice President of the United States.

2006-03-28T20:14:00.000-04:00

For People and Planet

Al Gore and his asset management partner from Generation Investment Management David Blood, write a feature article in today's Wall Street Journal. It is an excellent article. If you have a few minutes take the time to read it.

What Gore and Blood are talking about is that for capitalism to continue to provide the world opportunities then it must alter the way it has been doing business. They site several examples of companies designing products or changing their business model to create a "sustainable economy and society". These examples demonstrated how companies make money for their shareholders with this effort.

Not long after this article was published on line out came the response from the right wing. I wondered if they had actually read the article? That's because they couldn't get the salient points of the article down. Author Lisa De Pasquale took the most extreme position possible, and feebly attempted to insult the authors by calling their piece a "rant". Her article goes on to say that behind all of Gore's writings is "the purpose of which is putting businesses under control of radical Greens". Wow!! Lisa, calm down. Remember who's writing the article in the conservative Wall Street Journal? And, he's chairman of that capitalist sounding organization called Generation Investment Management. Same guy, Lisa.

Sometimes people become so overcome by their emotions they lose sight of were the center of gravity is on issues. This is a case in point. Al Gore is offering a very sensible idea on an important problem, which impacts all of us.

On another positive business note for Al Gore. Comcast has agreed to distribute Current TV, bringing the total number of homes reached to 28 million. Al Gore was not only a great V-P, who helped balance budgets, kept the country at peace, and raised the standard of living for all Americans, but now we see he's also a very good businessman. Wouldn’t he make a great President! Yes!!

2006-03-26T12:17:00.000-04:00

Is Al Gore the Democrats' new Nixon?

After six years, former V-P is back on political radar

The conservative newspaper the National Post in Canada has an interesting and pretty through review of the '08 election for President. It is mostly about Al Gore and drawing the parallels to Richard Nixon's comeback to become President in 1968. One thing that the report misses is Nixon ran for the Governor of California after losing in 1960 to John Kennedy. After that election Nixon was so upset he said to the reporters, "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore". In other words this was Nixon's last election run. But that didn't turn out to be the case. He came back and won the republican nomination for President in the spring of '68 and went on to beat HHH in November. Another thing that the article misses is this: "Eight years later, at the height of American opposition to the Vietnam War, Nixon returned triumphant and soundly defeated Hubert Humphrey to become president of the United States." This is not exactly right. The election in 1968 was very close. Humphrey almost won, and Nixon was fading fast at the end. I am not sure why this paper misses this fact. Maybe they just missed it or they are reinventing history.

My sense is Gore is well liked by people. He is respected. Larry Sabato from Virginia says that some rather odd comments about Gore and his endorsement of Howard Dean before the 2004 election. Sabato may have been misquoted or maybe he misspoke but I don't agree that Gore lost his touch by coming out early for Howard Dean. It showed conviction and strength.

2006-03-22T23:13:00.000-04:00

New Poll Out Says It Is Hillary Vs. Al Gore!

That's right, there is a new poll out tonight and it's been released by Fox. So, hold on to your wallets folks. Fox would love to have a race between Al Gore and Hillary. They'd love that! Why? Because they'd be able to spin the election just the way they want to.

In this poll, which has a 5% possibility of error says that Hillary Clinton is way out front of the pack. She is first and the former Vice President Al Gore is 2nd. We don't know how the polling people asked the question but my sense is it's in the ballpark. It may be close to the present condition; Hillary is ahead of Al.

My concern is two fold. One, Fox would love to develop false and negative paradigms about these two candidates. It also is the match up they'd love to see, man against woman, etc. etc. The other concern I have is that it isn't real. The first two caucuses in Iowa and Washington, DC aren't until January of 2008. Lots can happen between now and then.

I am concerned people are jumping on the Hillary bandwagon before they realize that the republicans believe she's the weakest of all the Democratic candidates. Oh, I'd vote for her and I have a tremendous amount of respect for her and the good things she's tried to do. But, here's the problem. Like a republican consultant told me on Capitol Hill recently, "she can get to 48% of the vote but she can't get beyond.” This is what Rove is hoping for; Hillary gets the nomination and then is not able to get above the base Democratic vote, and is not able to pull independent voters along to get her over 50%.

The Dems should be able to defeat any republican candidate after 8 years of this disastrous republican administration. Hillary probably could not do it. She will bring out the base of the other side. Her vote on the Iraq war will not help her.

It should be interesting. Go Al Gore!!

2006-03-20T21:32:00.000-04:00

The New New Gore

The Daily Kos had it first today, when they announced that The American Prospect had a cover story on Al Gore. Kos said that he had not had a chance to read it yet but it looked good.

Well, I read it and it is good about Gore. I really like it because it is an unvarnished view of the man. It shows how strong Gore is as an intellectual thinker and leader. The article describes his many pursuits and interests. And, it renews the bidding on whether Al Gore will run for President in 2008 or not? We all hope he does run for President. He runs he wins! Read the article here.

Bye the way, check out this Daily Kos poll being run right now on Presidential Candidates. A couple of us have emailed each other and we suggest you vote for "Other", and people will know that that's a Gore vote.

2006-03-18T10:45:00.000-04:00

News Analysis
Democrat Showdown 2008: Al Gore vs. Hillary Clinton
By Robert Novak
Mar 18, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Democratic insiders take seriously a possible new try for the presidency by Al Gore and say he is capable of raising more money than the presumptive front-runner, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Clinton's team has attempted to foreclose conventional Democratic money sources, drying up funding for her potential presidential rivals. She has $17.1 million cash on hand, more than any other possible candidate. Her current fund-raising tour is aimed at an additional $40 million.

However, party operatives believe former Vice President Gore can outdo Clinton through unconventional fund-raising on the Internet.

By campaigning left of Clinton, Gore appeals to ardent anti-war Democrats. Gore's first presidential run in 1988 positioned him as the centrist candidate, to the right of eventual nominee Michael Dukakis.

2006-03-15T18:37:00.000-04:00

Democratic Congressman Pushes for Gore to Run Again

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

WASHINGTON — Democrat Al Gore, who in 2000 lost one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history to Republican George W. Bush, should run for president in 2008, a congressman said Wednesday.

Questioned about the contest, Democratic Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia said: "I'd like to see him get into the race."

"He won the popular vote in 2000, and I think he's even stronger and more committed," Moran said Wednesday on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. "But you know, he's got his own life and it's his decision to make."

Gore has retreated into private life in Tennessee since his contested loss to Bush in the 2000 election. But the former vice president occasionally delivers spirited speeches criticizing Bush administration policies and promoting his views on foreign policy, the environment and other issues.

Last weekend, Gore returned to Florida where he lost the presidency by a few hundred votes to campaign for Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. During the trip, Gore jokingly referred to himself as "a recovering politician."

A spokesman for Gore had no immediate reaction to Moran's comments.

2006-03-14T23:06:00.000-04:00

US government's cash running out

Why would the democrats do anything to help the republicias? The republicias got us into this mess so they must take responsibility for their actions.

Democrats need to stay united and not vote for the raising of the debt ceiling. Make the republicia party do it. They want the Democrats to appear to be part of the problem, but they are not. Guess who controls the House of Representatives, the US Senate and the White House? They also control the entire executive branch of the United States Government. They have also appointed more than half of all the Federal Judges and all but two of the Supreme Court Judges. It is that party which is responsible for our dire situation in so many areas, economic, militarily and socially.

Hang together like a team, and don’t go along with the republicias, make them do it.

2006-03-12T14:07:00.000-04:00

A New Era For 2008 Primary Selection

The republcia party is in a stew right now. They are going to lose seats in both the House and Senate, and they will probably lose the White House in 2008. The NYTimes reports on these prospects here. But while this was going on in Memphis, the Dems were doing terrific things, here in Washington, DC. These changes will have a big interest for those in DC and the candidates who would like win the nomination. Al Gore has always been a friend to the citizens of Washington, DC.

The DNC voted yesterday to change the way candidates are selected for nomination in the Democratic Party. In the past it has been Iowa and N.H. going one two. They are not very representative of the U.S. as a whole. They are great states but we need more diversity in the selection process, so what the DNC did Saturday in the shadow of the US Capitol was an excellent move.

The DNC meeting which discussed and voted on the Report of the Commission on Presidential Nomination Timing and Scheduling was held a stones throw from the Capitol. The meeting was very well attended by three distinct groups: reporters, professional polls and the Commission members. It was fascinating to watch the outside of the room patrolled by the professionals, many of whom represent Democratic candidates for President. They wanted to learn what was going to be the schedule for the up coming primaries in 2008.

The press was there too. They appeared to me to really want to get the story right. This potentially will have a very big impact on how the race is run and will affect how the different candidates approach this election cycle.

I think it is good because we should not front load the process. Dems need to take their time in selecting a candidate. Also, the republicans are going to have a tough time with all the people running over there, so it is better for us to keep the process going, campaigning and letting the voters know about the failures of the republican and Bush administrations.

2006-03-11T17:31:00.000-04:00

Open Thread - Your Comments Please

2006-03-02T23:33:00.000-04:00

You know what? Here comes Al Gore!

You say, Dick Morris? Wow, I didn't think that he liked Al Gore but he writes a pretty positive article on Al Gore. And, it isn't just about Al Gore but Al Gore winning.

I really like how Morris lays out the race. Here's what he says about the 3 big candidates in the race, Al Gore, Hillary and Kerry. "The Democratic base's anger at Gore's defeat in 2000 was assuaged by the worse Kerry defeat of 2004. The idea he was an incompetent candidate has been replaced in Democratic iconography by the idea he was cheated out of the presidency. The hiatus has healed his reputation with the base in much the same way the negative rap on Nixon for losing in 1960 was ameliorated by the Goldwater wipeout of 1964." The fact of the matter is Al Gore won the 2000 election and was "cheated out of the presidency". No two ways about it.

Read the article here. It is very positive on Gore's chances. For me, Gore's the one. If Al Gore runs he wins.

2006-02-26T12:01:00.000-04:00

Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America
Karenna Gore Schiff

In "Lighting the Way," Karenna Gore Schiff, daughter of former vice president Al Gore, talks about the lives of nine women who were behind major political movements in America.

Excellent interview by Karenna's mother Tipper. Watch it here: http://www.booktv.org/ram/history/0206/btv021806_1.ram

2006-02-19T20:14:00.000-04:00

Audiences warm to Gore the political activist – “immediate favorite to win the Democratic nomination”

ALEX MASSIE in Washington, DC has written a very interesting piece below on Al Gore. The last couple of lines in the story may be the most interesting. You can read the entire story here, which also discusses the republican party’s flirtation with running Condi Rice for President.

AL GORE is learning how to laugh. "I used to be the next president of the United States," he tells the audiences that are flocking to hear him preach his message on global warming and the environment. "I don't find that to be very funny," the former vice-President says solemnly. "I'm a recovering politician."

The man who spent eight stiff years first a heartbeat and then a few hanging chads from the presidency has finally found a role for himself: the straight man with a message. So much so that thousands of Americans are flocking to screenings of a new film he has made on the threat of global warming. Gore, once again, is hot property.

Gore gracefully retreated into the shadows in 2000, even if it took him months, if not years, to recover from the shattering blow of having come so close to the presidency only to lose it on the judicial whim of the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in favor of Bush.

Cast into the political wilderness, he grew a beard and brooded upon his fate. Recently, however, Gore has stepped back onto the political stage - although this time as an activist, chivvying politicians to take a greater interest in his pet causes rather than as a candidate for office himself.

He has a new book on global warming titled An Inconvenient Truth that will be published in April and a documentary film of the same name was screened to great acclaim at the recent Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

The film was made after Seinfeld creator Larry David saw Gore's presentation and felt that it should receive as wide an airing as possible. David pulled together a team of filmmakers to follow Gore as he traveled the world, making his case that the world risks catastrophe unless it steps up its efforts to minimize and counter the adverse consequences of climate change.

That multimedia presentation has packed houses wherever Gore has delivered it as thousands of Americans flock to hear the former vice-president speak.

Gore has also begun to play a part in this year's mid-term elections, raising funds for Democrat Senate candidates.

In an e-mail sent to potential and existing Democratic donors, he spelt out the stakes: "Let me be perfectly clear. Our American values are at risk. George Bush is pursuing a truly breathtaking and unprecedented power grab that marginalizes the role of both our federal courts and the Congress.

"As a result, he has been able to enact the most extreme aspects of his right-wing agenda in virtual secret and without meaningful oversight."

Despite this increased public profile, however, Gore remains adamant that he has no interest in running for the presidency again in 2008, even though he would be an immediate favorite to win the Democratic nomination. His new popularity aside, the recovery is not yet complete.

2006-02-13T08:33:00.000-04:00

Gore Shows International Credentials

Al Gore has had a worldwide travel schedule the last week that would leave most people tired and dazed, by the international and geopolitical issues involved in such visits around the world.

Gore is able to take this all in stride. He is by far the most experienced Democrat in international relations, defense, international trade, and economics. On the environment, Gore is a recognized world leader.

Eight years as Vice President of the United States afforded Al Gore the opportunity to understand the vast number of issues facing the world and the US. It is especially good to see Gore’s warning on a nuclear Iran, and his following comments: On Iran , Gore complained of "endemic hyper-corruption" among Tehran‘s religious and political elite and asked Arabs to take a stand against Iran‘s nuclear program.

2006-02-12T10:57:00.000-04:00

Bush-bashing on the rise within GOP - what's up with that?

Probably the most significant set of events in American politics since Barry Goldwater received the republican nomination for President in 1964 is now taking place across our Nation. You might think that it has something to do with the weak economy in the US? Or the poor trade numbers, which place a risk on the American standard of living. How about the Government's spying on people? Small town politicans and local and national reporters having their conversations tapped so Karl Rove knows how they feel about issues and people? What about this war in Iraq? Thousands of our soldiers have gone over there to fight and have come back wounded, both physically and emotionally. The cost of losing an arm or a leg is terrible but there will also be long term cost to American tax payers for caring for these injuries. With all this there's more, people can't really say that we are safer now than before. The Bush adminstration is very challenged administratively. Important things are not getting done correctly, like a stronger national defense, Katrina aid, etc.

What all this has lead to now is a fight within the GOP. There is Bush bashing going on all around the country. There is a fight for the future of the party and what it will stand for down the road. 6 years of total republican rule has left the country weaker and the people poorer.

The divide within the republican party is wide and deep. The congressional race in Michigan's 7th district will be a test bed of the future.

2006-02-05T16:19:00.000-04:00

Subject: Washington Post's Dan Balz comments on Al Gore

Origination: Post.Com discussion of Tuesday Jan. 31^st

From - Rolla, Mo.: Not sure if we have seen your opinion on the possibility of a Gore run in '08. I believe he would be very formidable, as many on the left and center would not care about earth tones, inventing the Internet, etc. The issues in 2000 seem trivial compared to now, and we know that despite running an awful campaign, he garnered more overall votes than Bush. Guesses?

Dan Balz’s response: I take him at his word that it is unlikely he will run in 2008. That said, he probably has been the president's most persistent critic and could run for the nomination by reminding Democrats of that. He certainly has admirers for the role he's chosen to play. Whether that translates into real political support is another question. Gore is astute enough to know the difference and will run only if he thinks he could win.

** If you support Al Gore for President and can help in a Washington DC campaign e-mail me at: DC4AlGore@gmail.com

2006-02-05T14:14:00.000-04:00

Al Gore: the second coming

Geraldine Bell of the Observer from the UK writes in the Sunday edition about Al Gore and his new film An Inconvenient Truth, “a 90-minute star-vehicle documentary”. If you have a few minutes check out this article. I think it is very flattering about Gore. It tells about his passion for the issue of Global Warming, and describes how Gore has traveled all around the world speaking on this important issue.

Bell reviews the bidding on a Gore for President candidacy. The report is Gore is very popular and a number of people are speaking of his potential as a candidate for President. He has become a “riveting”, “on fire” personality. 'My ears tell me that there is a reappraisal of Al Gore going on now,' Marty Peretz, editor-in-chief of The New Republic.

This and other articles are pointing to the fact that Al Gore is a formidable and awesome candidate for the Leader of the Truly Free World! If Gore runs he wins!!

2006-02-04T19:03:00.000-04:00

Al Gore in the News

Sorry I haven't been able to post lately but I have been traveling and busy. I'll get back in the swing of things now.

Al Gore has been looking very Presidential recently. His speech was very well received. He has been traveling around and making some appearances to some important groups. This story from a local paper in Hampton Roads, Va is pretty interesting. Gore is speaking along with Bono to the U.S. House Democratic caucus in Kingsmill. He's speaking on global warming.

This speech comes on the heels of his visit to the Sundance Film Festival. He "wows 'em at Sundance" are the headlines. Gore has star power!

2006-01-17T22:33:00.000-04:00

Who Would Al Gore Pick For Vice President?

There would be several people who would be valuable assets to any ticket. Who should we start with? What are the metrics we would use to evaluate a potential V-P under a President Al Gore? There are a couple of ways of looking at the situation. But first, understand that the Vice President only gives a Presidential ticket one or two points in the polls. I think that it can also be a negative, like the case of Dan Quale. He hurt Bush.

No one better critizcize Gore if they want to be considered for VP and help the eventual ticket win.

Who should be Gore's running mate?

C
Evan Bayh
Joe Biden
Barbara Boxer
Wesley Clark
Hillary Clinton
John Conyers
Howard Dean
John Edwards
Russ Feingold

John Kerry
Dennis Kucinich
Barack Obama
Jack Reed
Harry Reid
Bill Richardson
Mark Warner
Dick Durbin
Someone else

2006-01-17T17:17:00.000-04:00

Al Gore Video

The speech yesterday in Washington by Al Gore has gotten lots of attention. I am going to cover some of media quotes later tonight or tomorrow.

But for now I want to share with you a video I found. I took video myself of Al Gore’s speech and wanted to post it on this blog. And while I was doing that I found this. It is great! It is an inside view of Al Gore with his family. Take a look at it. It is very positive on Gore.

2006-01-16T21:15:00.000-04:00

Al Gore Gives Outstanding Address - "Restoring the Rule of Law"

I was at DAR Constitution Hall today to hear Al Gore speak. He was really terrific! The crowd was very impressed and afterwards I heard people saying how great Gore had done. I'll be interested in knowing how many people attended. There was a large crowd and I would guess about 3,000 attended.

People were really ready to respond to the former V-P's message. In fact, Gore was calm and organizied in delivering the speech. Al Gore's speech was world class. It was very thoughtful and well researched. He gave lots of facts and examples on what he was talking about. People really loved it.

Gore's last line was maybe the best, "As Dr. King once said, 'Perhaps a new spirit is rising among us. If it is, let us trace its movements and pray that our own inner being may be sensitive to its guidance, for we are deeply in need of a new way beyond the darkness that seems so close around us'."

2006-01-14T19:21:00.000-04:00

Lots of Interest in Al Gore's Speech Monday in Washington, DC

Since the anouncement that Al Gore is planning on making a major address here in the Nation's Capitol, I have noticed a lot of buzz on the subject. The e-mail traffic is huge, and of course, the blogs are all talking about Gore. The major media outlets have not yet discussed this, and I think that's just fine. The message is going around them in any case, so they are not able to control the message, or define Al Gore and his speech the way they would like to control it. With CSPAN 1 showing this on Monday FOX will be a little hesitant in how they spin the event.

I am beginning to see Editorial Boards discuss the appearance. These folks are people concerned with the direction America is headed. For example, here's one editorial which I was interested. My sense is we will see more and more feedback from forums of discussion as we go future adrift.

2006-01-12T21:19:00.000-04:00

Gore to deliver scathing speech Monday on 'constitutional crisis' in Washington

Interesting details are coming out about the speech Al Gore will deliver this coming Monday in Washington, DC. Watch the repbulicans get all bent out of shape because of this speech! They know Gore would win an election for President because he's experienced in Government and has been in the military.

2006-01-11T20:51:00.000-04:00

Al Gore speaks at Constitution Hall on Monday

And, You Are Invited! January 16, 2006

Subject: You're invited. Al Gore speaks at Constitution Hall in Washington DC on Monday.
You're invited to an important speech by former Vice President Al Gore at Constitution Hall in Washington DC this coming Monday at noon. Get Tickets
Dear MoveOn member,
Al Gore is giving an important speech on Monday in D.C. and you're invited. Bob Barr is introducing him (yes, that Bob Barr—the former Clinton impeachment manager). What brought this odd couple together?
On December 17, the president admitted to authorizing a broad program of repeated NSA wiretapping of American citizens, without warrants, in defiance of safeguards mandated by Congress.1 This assertion of executive power threatens to place unchecked power in the president, ignoring our constitutional system and threatening our most basic civil liberties.
We believe, like many across the political spectrum, that if America doesn't respond, our constitutional system may be damaged beyond repair. In response, we've joined a broad coalition of progressive and conservative organizations, called the Liberty Coalition, that are committed to defending the core principles of American democracy.
The Liberty Coalition and the American Constitution Society are cosponsoring a speech this coming Monday by former Vice President Gore at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington DC about the dangers of unchecked executive power and why it's important for Americans to respond. As part of the Liberty Coalition, MoveOn members are invited.
Can you join us? Just go to:

http://www.libertyspeeches.org?id=6630-479480-iriu2myGqoiQXU2PV6S0lg

Here are the event details:

When: Monday, January 16, 2006

Time: Noon

Where: DAR Constitution Hall
1776 D St NW Washington, DC

Cost: Free
Because of limited seating, we recommend you reserve your seats as soon as possible. You can bring up to 5 guests. Once you RSVP all you have to do is confirm your email address and you will get a link to print your ticket. Please note that you will have one ticket that will list the names of your guests, not separate tickets for everyone. Please be sure that you and your guests bring a valid driver's license or passport.
This speech is going to take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day where we honor a true American hero for justice and peace. Dr. King himself was a victim of secret government surveillance. This is an important time for us to reflect on the civil rights and liberties that are core to our identity as Americans.
We hope you will be able to join us.
Thanks for all you do,
–Eli, Nita, Rosalyn, Matt and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
P.S. To learn more about the Liberty Coalition, please visit:
http://www.libertycoalition.net/
Sources:
1. "Bush says domestic surveillance vital tool," MSNBC, December 18, 2005
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10505574/
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2006-01-08T15:16:00.000-04:00

Howard Dean on CNN Today

"Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer" was broadcasting live from Israel today. Blitzer had Howard Dean on the program and they discussed what’s happening politically here in the United States. Dean definitely got the better of Blitzer. Blitzer wanted to pin Dean down that the Democrats were somehow involved with this Abramoff lobby scandal. Dean was very well primed for this line of questioning and was able to make the republicans look really really bad about the entire issue. They have become the party of corruption and they were not able to shake that label with Blitzer. Dean knew how to respond because the Dean Party Organization has done its homework and demonstrated that not one penny has gone to the Dems from republican Jack Abramoff. This is a Republican Party scandal - 100%.

There is one thing I would like to see all dems say when they are on TV or in front of a group. Dems need to reiterate that the GOP controls everything in Washington, DC. They govern the House and Senate, the Executive branch of Government, plus they control the courts. So, if the American people don’t like the direction of the country they know whom to blame! It is the GOP that’s in control and has messed things up!!

2006-01-06T20:31:00.000-04:00

Al Gore Gives Briefing on Environment to the ATR

This last Wednesday Al Gore came and gave a briefing to a very conservative group lead by Grover Norquist. I feel this is a very positive development. Gore is reaching out to various groups about an extremely important subject, the environment.

As far as I can make out, it looks like the Hotline was the first to announce that Gore had been in town and was speaking to this group. Gore was well received. I have attached the links for you to check out. See below.

Cheers!

WHITE HOUSE '08: Gore More Years!

Last a.m., ex-VP Gore attended ATR pres. Grover Norquist's famed Wed. morning weekly meeting to talk about the environment. As Hotline On Call reported, Gore approached ATR about doing so after talking with Dem donor/financier George Soros, who made a similar visit in '05. Norquist appraised Gore's appearance thusly: "Lots of fun." The Corner's John Miller: "For a moment, let's set aside the content of his speech on global warming. ... Aren't you just a little bit impressed that Gore would try to talk to conservatives at the Wednesday meeting? I am. It shows guts, courage of convictions, and an optimism about how calm discussion among reasonable people can achieve good results." Indeed, several of his fellow Cornerites were, including Steven Hayward and Jonah Goldberg, who noted, it's "worth remembering that Gore was essentially the Joe Lieberman of the Democrats in 1988." It may be the most positive coverage NRO has given Gore, ever.
At The Reality-Based Community, Jonathan Zasloff notes that John Kerry claims "that he is in great shape to run in '08 because he boasts an e-mail list of more than 3 million. Obviously, those 3 million weren't fans of Kerry per se -- they just wanted to get rid of the Dear Leader. Kerry wasn't an awful candidate, but he certainly wasn't a great one. He's had his chance. Fortunately enough, there's an easy way for all of us in the netroots to fix this problem: unsubscribe from Kerry's list. It's easy, it helps to clean out your inbox, and it will send a very powerful message to Massachusetts' junior Senator that he should make other plans for 2008."
Find article here:

http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/01/15_when_it_rain.html#4

More information here:

http://hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/01/gore_meets_the.html

2005-12-29T18:17:00.000-04:00

Nothing New With New Article

The Washington Post had another article on the Democrats decision to change the order of the Presidential Primaries. I was wondering why this article came out at this time? This piece doesn't say anything different than previous articles...at least that's how it appears to me.

It looks like this new proposal will be accepted by all the State organizations, with the exception of New Hampshire. They appear to be spoiling for a fight. They want their primary to be number one and the main event, over shadowing all other primaries and caucuses. The problem is N.H., which is a great State just doesn't have the diversity that is required for Democrats to win back the White House. And, issues like DC voting rights, etc., are not discussed. We need to focus on issues which impact people all across this country. The Dems new plan will do that.

2005-12-25T13:31:00.000-04:00

Al Gore won't do the Simpsons

Al Gore is one of the few to have turned "The Simpsons'' down.

Isn't Gore great!! While everyone else is all lathered up about doing this show this guy walks the walk.

2005-12-11T18:23:00.000-04:00

Changes Coming to Future Primaries

According to today's New York Times the Democratic National Committee has proposed changes to the timing and order of future Presidential Primaries.

This change should liven up the nominating process for the Democrats. Two additional "caucuses" will be added to the calendar between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire Primary.

My sense is this will lengthen the nomination process. It won't give any one candidate an advantage over any other candidate.

The Washington Post article is very complete and worth reading.

Tell me what you think will be the result of this change?

2005-12-08T22:29:00.000-04:00

Scandals and corruption (The Culture of Corruption in the republican party)

1) The old (and the repubs are trying to bring him back at the end of January in he’s not convicted) majority leader, Tom DeLay, is under indictment on money-laundering charges in Texas. These are felony charges.

2) One of its more colorful members of Congress, Randy "Duke" Cunningham of California, resigned last week after pleading guilty to shaking down lobbyists and contractors for $2.4 million in cash and gifts. The FBI said they’d never had such an easy case. The press is very quiet on all of this. San Diego Columnist George Condon suggested in a December 1 column that Cunningham's actions "may have put ... troops at greater risk by judging contracts more for what they would do for him than for the military."

3) DeLay's former press secretary, lobbyist Michael Scanlon, has copped a plea and is busy explaining to federal prosecutors how he funneled money to perhaps half a dozen other compliant members of the House. Look who else is under investigation - his partners Jack Abramoff, Grover Norquist and Ralph Reed by separate state and federal grand jury investigations into lobbying performed for Indian tribes running casinos gambling businesses. In addition to the allegation of dishonest dealing arising from the consulting contracts themselves, Abramoff and Scanlon are accused of illegal giving favors to senior Republicans Tom DeLay, Senator Conrad Burns and Congressman Bob Ney.

4) Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, is at the center of separate investigations that could implicate still other legislators.

5) Controversy over secret CIA prisons and U.S. detainee policy. Reporter Dana Priest published in The Washington Post of November 2, 2005, that "The CIA has been hiding and interrogating some of its most important al Qaeda captives at a Soviet-era compound in Eastern Europe, according to U.S. and foreign officials familiar with the arrangement.".

6) Special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald was back before a federal grand jury on Dec. 7th in the CIA leak case, with deputy White House chief of staff Karl Rove still under investigation.

7) The Oct. 28 indictment of Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. The Libby trial will be next year, just in time for the '06 elections.

2005-11-30T21:00:00.000-04:00

President Bush Says He Has a Plan. Oh, Really?

The President was off today attempting to sell the idea that he and the Republicans have a plan for the fiasco in Iraq. The Washington Post has all the information about the speech. David Sanger of the NY Times also has a piece on it tonight. There are a couple of issues here to discuss.

The first is Bush’s struggle to explain what the plan is for our involvement in Iraq. It looks like a strategy of long-term containment, where the US could be in Iraq for years and years. To me, it looks like this administration is making it up as they go along.

My second issue is how the military has become totally partisan and Republican. And the Republican Party is fostering and supporting this relationship and support. Sanger in his article says the midshipmen at the US Naval Academy were “cheering”. They wouldn’t be cheering if they were a Walter Reed with out an arm or leg wondering to themselves, why this had to happen? This partisan military is an issue the country and military leaders in the future will have to face.

Republicans don’t give an inch with respect to military factors. Congresswoman Jeannette Marie "Jean" Hoffman Schmidt spoke on the House floor and was very insolent towards Congressman Murtha, who is a Congressman and someone who’s greatly sacrificed for our country. “Mean Jean Schmidt” knew exactly what she was doing and so did her Republican handlers. They wanted to be aggressive towards anyone who disagrees with them, to the point they threaten and insult. Republicans are also very territorial when it comes to the military. They know they’ve done the military poorly. They’ve sent men and women into combat ill prepared, they’ve attempted to reduce military benefits, and then, look at all the casualties from the Iraq conflict. They know, if the military guys figure it out that they’ve actually been ‘had’ by the Republicans, the military will turn on their party. No more sweet contracts paid for by honest taxpayers.

There is good news however, Howard Dean on next year’s elections.