Vice President Gore? … Again?
by Paul Starr - (American Prospect)
James Carville says Obama should pick Al Gore for vice president. Here are some reasons Democrats are likely to take this option seriously, unless Gore himself rules it out.
Gore answers the need for “experience,” but unlike Nunn and various others who’ve been mentioned, he doesn’t contradict the message of change or raise any tensions or conflicts with Obama’s views.
Gore could help Obama govern, and he would be fully competent–and perceived as fully competent–to become president should something happen to Obama.
Although in a different way from 1992, Gore is a reinforcing choice–he reinforces the sense that Obama would bring visionary leadership.
Gore provides a link to the prosperity of the 1990s, but without the baggage that Hillary would bring.
Gore also has the defense and foreign-policy credentials that the ticket needs.
Gore has run a national campaign, and he has been fully “vetted.”
All of the other options have more serious drawbacks.
The choice of a VP is probably not going to make that much of a difference in the voting this fall because the election is going to be “all about Obama,” so the case for Gore is not primarily that he could help Obama win. But the thinking is that he could contribute an enormous amount to an Obama administration. After all, he’s done that kind of thing before.
So would he do it? Only he can answer that question. But clearly, the vice presidency has become more important since he held it. He could have the administration’s energy and environmental portfolios and use that position to achieve some of the goals that have been dearest to him. He was probably right to stay out of the presidential race this year because he judged that he couldn’t win it. But he hasn’t said he’s not interested in high office. This could be his way back in.
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Another reason to take Gore is that he’s a lying bastard and Demos love them asswipes.
June 13th, 2008 at 6:09 amOh hell no!
June 13th, 2008 at 6:15 amObama should pick al Gore. It would be just one loser picking another loser albeit a SoreLoserman!!
June 13th, 2008 at 6:18 amI’m thinkin’ … If I’m Hussein, I’m maybe more worried about Gore as my [replacement] than Hillary …
I mean, she knows she’ll have another run at it in 2012 …
But for Gore (who really BELIEVES he was elected president in 2000) and has accumulated many pretty awards since then won’t rest until he has the Grand Prize of the Presidential Seal … and Lord Master over all earthly carbon … and carbon based units.
I think he even scares Hillary …
June 13th, 2008 at 6:57 amFinally.
June 13th, 2008 at 7:28 amChange I can believe in.
Are they serial? Oh Jesus on ice skates!
June 13th, 2008 at 7:50 amAs if this was a big suprise, it just goes to show how much “change” Hussein peddling.
June 13th, 2008 at 8:44 amMANBEARPIG!!!! I told you it was real!!
June 13th, 2008 at 12:09 pmGee Al, always the bridesmaid and never the bride?
June 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pmHow da ya spell that knifing sound anyways? Something like: Eh eh, eh, eh, eh, eh, eh ,eh.
June 13th, 2008 at 4:20 pmWell you get it.