I can't believe there isn't a diary about this yet, so here goes...will be VERY short...

David Roberts at Grist and Matt Stoller at Open Left have given Al Gore and We Can Solve It grief of late for not taking a hard enough stance against the wingnuts in their campaign to stop Climaticide. One of their complaints had to do with an early We Can Solve It ad that they thought gave green cred to right wing scumbag Newt Gingrich. Maybe Gore was listening.  This new ad definitely hits a better tone.

"We DEMAND that we use them."

Yes! This is how WE we all need to be talking. We're not asking any more.  Kudos to Al Gore and the We Campaign for getting it right this time.

Someone I've long dismissed as a naive pick (the pick being naive, not the person). And he's not warm, which would be a big plus. But if he'd take the job (and I think he could be persuaded for the good of the country and the world) Al Gore would actually be a very good choice.

He's already proven he can act as a loyal #2 while not seeming like a lackey with no virtue other than loyalty.

I think he has enough faith in Obama to play that role again, likely with his heart even more in it than last time. Though he didn't endorse in the primaries, so I can't be sure of that.

Either it just might be Obama/Gore... or I've completely lost my mind...

I have several reasons why I think this may be possible.  Please at least hear me out and let me know what you think!

Believe it or not, I haven't really spent a lot of time until recently speculating on who Obama's VP pick will be.  What I've thought and said consistently is that I will support the ticket, no matter who it is (yes, that includes Hillary Clinton).  I've also said that I completely trust Obama's judgment.  I've recently started thinking it's going to be Al Gore, and have begun to get very excited about that possibility.  When I've expressed this thought, I usually get one of several responses.  They are:

"I'll bet you one million dollars (or some other ridiculous sum of money) you're WRONG!"

"That would never happen.  Al Gore himself said he's not interested."

"You're crazy."

OR

"You know, I think it's unlikely, but I've been secretly hoping that myself."

Welcome back for more speculation! Today continues the new final series of possibilities for Obama's v.p.

This series began with a new top 14 list of names I considered most likely to be named Obama's v.p. running mate, and we'll eliminate the bottom vote-getter each day until there is a winner, or a real-life winner is named by Obama. Starting today, candidates will be listed in order of votes from the previous poll, from most to least, so we'll have some idea of preference in this thread's voting should Obama decide before there is a series winner. Gov. Tim Kaine (VA) was eliminated in the previous round.

Please discuss any v.p. candidates in the comments. The most correct format would be to state their name, unless you have further comments. I'm happy to hear all ideas in this open thread, and I'm no official gatekeeper, so play nice.

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From Former Vice President Al Gore:

"Today, I announced my endorsement of Bob Tuke to be the next U.S. Senator from my home state of Tennessee. I have known Bob for a long time, and I am glad to call him a close friend ... "

Everyone is making their arguments as to who Barack Obama should choose as his VP candidate. Here's mine:

Al Gore would be an excellent VP choice for a number of reasons. First of all, he would certainly excite the base, and you just know the democrats in Florida would flock to the polls to make sure their vote was recorded this time.

Welcome back for more speculation! Today continues the new final series of possibilities for Obama's v.p.

This series began with a new top 14 list of names I considered most likely to be named Obama's v.p. running mate, and we'll eliminate the bottom vote-getter each day until there is a winner, or a real-life winner is named by Obama. Starting today, candidates will be listed in order of votes from the previous poll, from most to least, so we'll have some idea of preference in this thread's voting should Obama decide before there is a series winner. Fmr. Sen. Bob Graham (FL) was eliminated in the previous round.

Please discuss any v.p. candidates in the comments. The most correct format would be to state their name, unless you have further comments. I'm happy to hear all ideas in this open thread, and I'm no official gatekeeper, so play nice.

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All indications are this race will be close.

If that is true, Obama cannot even win by a small margin. In other words if that happens, He will lose.

Welcome back for more speculation! Today continues the new final series of possibilities for Obama's v.p.

This series began with a new top 14 list of names I consider most likely to be named Obama's v.p. running mate, and we'll eliminate the bottom vote-getter each day until there is a winner, or a real-life winner is named by Obama. Starting today, candidates will be listed in order of votes from the previous poll, from most to least, so we'll have some idea of preference in this thread's voting should Obama decide before there is a series winner. Sen. Claire McCaskill (MO) was eliminated in the previous round.

Please discuss any v.p. candidates in the comments. The most correct format would be to state their name, unless you have further comments. I'm happy to hear all ideas in this open thread, and I'm no official gatekeeper, so play nice.

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We all remember when that crazy Al Gore claimed he invented the internet:

It astonishes me.  Al Gore, the last Democrat to win the popular vote (who had the White House STOLEN from him) isn't given ANY DNC speech time.  Al Gore, who had the courage (like Barack Obama) to oppose the Iraq War from the beginning, no DNC speech.  Al Gore, the Nobel Peace Prize Winner, no speech.

I assume it could be added later...but it seems very strange.

Although I do understand that there is some speech time blocked off on Wednesday night of the convention, in prime time no less.  Hmmmm.....

I also understand that Obama will be in Virginia on Thursday, but his Wednesday schedule is still unknown.  Tennessee is right next to Virginia.
Hmm....

ARENA, n.
   In politics, an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman wrestles with his record.

ALLEGIANCE, n.

       This thing Allegiance, as I suppose,
       Is a ring fitted in the subject's nose,
       Whereby that organ is kept rightly pointed
       To smell the sweetness of the Lord's anointed.

Welcome back for more speculation! Today continues the new final series of possibilities for Obama's v.p.

This series began with a new top 14 list of names I consider most likely to be named Obama's v.p. running mate, and we'll eliminate the bottom vote-getter each day until there is a winner, or a real-life winner is named by Obama. Starting today, candidates will be listed in order of votes from the previous poll, from most to least, so we'll have some idea of preference in this thread's voting should Obama decide before there is a series winner. Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH) and Fmr. Sen. Sam Nunn (GA) were eliminated in the previous round.

Please discuss any v.p. candidates in the comments. The most correct format would be to state their name, unless you have further comments. I'm happy to hear all ideas in this open thread, and I'm no official gatekeeper, so play nice.

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The nobel peace prize is one of the most coveted prizes in global politics. Its significance is mostly symbolic, but this year I believe that is very different and I try to explain how on October 12, 2007 we might have witnessed the most brilliant political maneuver in a generation.

If Ceci Connolly has a spare moment from whatever she's doing right now, she could certainly write up this and start an enduring narrative that lasts until November.

This week, 16 months into his campaign, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) released his first policy paper on technology. Over at the Wonk Room, former Clinton administration privacy counselor Peter Swire notes that the paper gives McCain credit for "creating” the “Do Not Call” list. But the Federal Trade Commission chairman announced the list two years earlier:

With Al Gore's soaring speech last month calling for an America powered with electricity from 100% renewable sources, a stirring vision comes to mind of a Can Do America, an America that looks at the seemingly impossible and says "why not?"

Welcome back for more speculation! Today continues the new final series of possibilities for Obama's v.p.

This series began last time with a new top 14 list of names I consider most likely to be named Obama's v.p. running mate, and we'll eliminate the bottom vote-getter each day until there is a winner, or a real-life winner is named by Obama. Starting today, candidates will be listed in order of votes from the previous poll, from most to least, so we'll have some idea of preference in this thread's voting should Obama decide before there is a series winner. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (NM) was eliminated in the first round.

Please discuss any v.p. candidates in the comments. The most correct format would be to state their name, unless you have further comments. I'm happy to hear all ideas in this open thread, and I'm no official gatekeeper, so play nice.

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