People are buzzing about Gore. "Who could we find who's just as good," they ask, "if he refuses to run?"
Sorry, but there's no one that can take Gore's place right now.
One reason for this is that Gore is totally relaxed and loose as a goose, thanks to his reflection on the experience of getting mugged and rolled in the Y2K election. He's developed a certain quality of ironic detachment, and he really doesn't give a damn how people react to what he says. Not surprisingly, he's totally unrestrained and says exactly what's on his mind, unlike active career politicians who feel they have to carefully triangulate every word that comes out of their mouths. Even the good ones like Kucinich do this.
Last night on Olbermann's countdown, Gore said "The people who still say that global warming isn't real are actually in the same boat with the flat earth society. They get together and party on Saturday nights with the folks that believe the moon landing was in a movie lot in Arizona."
I love it. Tape of the whole interview here.
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