If Gore were to run for president again his time was now

[book_worm]

not in the future. He stayed out in '04 and he is apparently staying out in '08--perhaps the most pivotal election we have had in years. He keeps saying he hasn't ruled out a "future run" and that such a run would be for president. I don't know about you but for me a Gore run in 2012 or 2016 wouldn't do it for me. We needed him now--not in some future hypothetical election. We had eight disastrous years of Bush policies and needed somebody like him to clean up the mess especially with regards to Iraq and begin doing something constructive on global warming and a host of other issues. I respect the fact that he is pursuing his global warming issue as a private citizen, but I cannot fathom why he would pass up running this year when not only the United States, but the world, needs a statesman of his calibar and yet say that he hasn't ruled out a future run. For one thing if the Democrats win this time he is out of it at least until 2016 and by then there will be newer blood and Gore will be seen as a product of the past. I think his time was now--if he was to ever run for president again. I wish him luck with his work on Global Warming as a private citizen and congratulate him on his well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize.

[ThomWV]

1. Its now or never for him and even another month would make him look like Fred Thompson.

[asjr]

3. I think Al has known that

for some time. If he had thrown his hat in the ring the meddling media would already have have ruined it for him. I watched him make his speech this a.m. on the Nobel prize. It was truly a great speech. I watched on CNN. After it was over John Roberts (whom I used to like on CBS) had to make a nasty remark about his big home in Nashville. He doesn't know a thing about it. He just follows the neocon rules about throwing dirt and whatever else is around at the good guys. The only truth we get these days is from Keith Olbermann and very few others. Al Gore is so much better than a one-liner would-be pundit/journalist on CNN.

[closeupready]

2. Yeah, this was his time, but I just honestly think

what happened to him in 2000 devastated him completely, and he says he hasn't closed the door, but he really did long ago, I think. It's too bad, because he would have trounced anyone else.

[clarence swinney]

6. GORE could have used this record

Comparing Democrat’s hero-GORE—versus Republican’s hero--REAGAN

1.JOBS—grew by 43% more under GORE.
2.GDP---grew by 57% more under GORE.
3.DOW—grew by 700% more under GORE.
4.NASDAQ-grew by 18 times as much under GORE.
4.SPENDING--grew by 28% under GORE---80% under Reagan.
5.DEBT—grew by 43% under GORE—187% under Reagan.
6. DEFICITS—GORE got a large surplus--grew by 112% under Reagan.
7.NATIONAL INCOME—grew by100% more under GORE.
8.PERSONAL INCOME—Grew by 110% more under GORE.
SOURCES—Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.BLS.Gov)--Economic Policy Institute (EPI.org)—Global & World Almanacs from 1980 to 2003 (annual issues)
www.the-hamster.com (chart taken from NY Times)
National Archives History on Presidents. www.nara.gov
LA Times 10-11-00 on Market--www.Find articles.com

A vote for a Republican is a vote for Less Success.
A vote to reduce the Standard of Living for all Americans.

Clarence Swinney-Political Research Historian-Lifeaholics of America-President
Please submit comments to [e-mail] or P.O. Box 3411-Burlington NC-27217

[clarence swinney]

4. GORE should have ran on this record

PRAISE GORE AND CLINTON
GDP--rose from 6300 to11,600
NATIONAL INCOME-5,000 to 8,000 Billion--
JOBS CREATED—237,00 per month to replace Jimmy Carter record of 218,000.
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS--$360 to $478
AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS WORKED--never hit 35.0--hit that mark 4 times in 80's
UNEMPLOYMENT--from 7.2% down down down to as low as 3.9%
MINIMUM WAGE--$4.25 to $5.15
MINORITIES--did exceedingly well
HOME OWNERSHIP--hit all time high (no big deal most can say this-except Reagan)
DEFICIT--290 Billion to whoopee a SURPLUS
DEBT----+28%---300% increase over prior 12 years by Conservatives.
FEDERAL SPENDING--+28%---+80% under Reagan- who is da true conservative?
DOW JONES AVERAGE—3,500 to 11,720 top in 2000. All it's history to get to 3500 and Clinton zooms it
NASDAQ--700 to 5,000 top in 2000.---All of it's history to get to 700 and Clinton zooms it
VALUES INDEXES-- almost all bad went down--good went up in zoom zoom zoom
FOREIGN AFFAIRS--Peace on Earth good will toward each other---Mark of a true Christian--what has Bush done to Peace on Earth?
POPULARITY---highest poll ratings in history during peacetime in AFRICA, ASIA AND EUROPE . Even 98.5% in Moscow--left office with Highest Gallup rating since it was started in 1920's.
STAND UP FOR JUSTICE--evil conservatives spent $110,000,000 on hearings and investigations and caught one very evil man who took a few plane rides to events.
BOW YOUR HEADS—“Thank you God for sending us a man of Bill Clinton's character, intelligence, knowledge of governance, ability to face up to crises without whimpering and a great leader of the world. Amen”.
THANK YOU GOD FOR THE GOOD TIMES THE CLINTON YEARS.
clarence swinney-political historian-Lifeaholics of America- burlington nc
[e-mail]
6-28-03

[RussBLib]

5. He was too scared

He didn't want to face the current decrepit level of dirty politics. Can't say I blame him, but I never wanted to be in politics in the first place. He did. Sure, politics are toxic today. Horribly so. So go run and hide, Al. See ya. Gore never really did fight back very well. He had so many opportunities to KO Bush in the debates in 2000 and let so much slide. Perhaps it's best that he stay out. He's not really a fighter, and we need someone who can fight back and put the insane, thuggish right in their place. I don't think Al has what it takes.

I still think, however, that he owed it to all of his supporters to make that "Sherman statement" for '08 and not leave everyone just hanging and wondering. So many people stayed with him and created websites and ballot pushes and all sorts of other things to support him. And it just slowly dissolves away.

If you want to get into policy, Al still has a lot of explaining to do re NAFTA and the Telecommunications Act of 1996, both of which he now criticizes but ardently supported at the time.

Can you tell I am bitter at the current state of politics in this country? If our "leaders" are not going to fight, why should I? Fuck it.