John's Blog

After his recent Oscar appearance, the buzz on Gore continues to build. Let's hope he can ride this wave; I could easily see the "Hil-bot_08" stumbling and a scenario of Al emerging as the frontrunner coming to fruition. I keep running into more and more people who feel the same way and feel that Gore represents the best candidate the Democrats could field. Stranger things HAVE happened.

Another person who finds Gore not only presidential, but "cool": Al Gore Will Not Only Run, but He Can and Will Win.

Make no mistake: Former Vice President Al Gore will be our next president.

I am as confident about that assertion as I am that George W. Bush will go down in history as America's worst president ever. Gore is the right man at the right time, for many reasons. And it's clear that the momentum and buzz is shifting his way big time....

I even have the perfect campaign slogan for Gore: "Imagine how it would've been."

Just imagine what the country would be like today had he become president in 2000 and not Bush. Imagine an America without this bloody debacle in Iraq. Imagine an America that commands the respect of its allies and is feared by its enemies. Imagine an America that puts the environment before big corporate interests. Imagine having a president who strives to bridge the gap between rich and poor, where the middle class, not the wealthy, gets the tax breaks, and where the minimum wage is not a shameful $5.15. Pretty powerful stuff on the campaign trail, huh?

Tags: politics, op-ed