Could Al Gore Be the Next Laggard In?

A few months back, all the talk was that Al Gore would sweep into the race for President. With Fred Thompson throwing his hat in the ring this week, can Gore be thinking about doing the same sometime soon?

So far its the same old Gore. The Associated Press quoted Gore as saying "it doesn't feel right at this point (to run)." Note that he didn't say "No I am not running and stop asking". In the same article it states the former Vice President did not rule out a run for the White House in the future.

So why not now? It is hard to imagine that Gore will ever be as popular as he is now. He has been proven right about global warming. He has a sequel to his best selling 'An Inconvenient Truth' (entitled 'The Path to Survival') coming to stores in April next year which will put him right the spotlight once more.

Time is running out for the election of 2008. Democrats need Gore. Hillary Clinton is held in such disdain by Republicans that they will come out in droves to vote against her. The left wing of the party will never forgive her for voting for the war in Iraq. Barack Obama, despite the constant push of mainstream media, frankly doesn't seem to know the issues well enough to be commander in chief. Obama's history of drug use will not sit well with middle America no matter how much his camp spins it. We're talking about admitting to Cocaine use here, not whether or not Bill Clinton inhaled a joint at a party in the late 1960's.

So let us hope that Gore gets off the sidelines soon. You've already won one election (although it was stolen from you). Time is running out, and we are waiting for you to act.

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For a good laugh, here are the Odds for the presidential election from an English sports book. Gore is at 6-1 and the money has Hillary as 2-1 favorite followed by Rudy Giuliani at 3-1.

Al Gore
6 - 1

Al Sharpton
500 - 1

Alan Keyes
750 - 1

Alberto Gonzales
100 - 1

Arnold Schwarzenegger
250 - 1

Barack Obama
7 - 2

Bill Clinton
300 - 1

Bill Frist
50 - 1

Bill Maher
2500 - 1

Bill OReilly
750 - 1

Bill Owens
100 - 1

Bill Richardson
50 - 1

Bob Ehrlich
100 - 1

Bob Graham
150 - 1

Bob Kerrey
100 - 1

Charles Schumer
100 - 1

Chris Dodd
100 - 1

Chuck Hagel
200 - 1

Clint Eastwood
750 - 1

Colin Powell
50 - 1

Condoleezza Rice
30 - 1

Dennis Kucinich
200 - 1

Dick Cheney
75 - 1

Dick Gephardt
100 - 1

Donald Rumsfeld
500 - 1

Donald Trump
1000 - 1

Doug Stanhope
50 - 1

Duncan Hunter
200 - 1

Elizabeth Dole
750 - 1

Evan Bayh
40 - 1

Fred Thompson
4 - 1

Gary Locke
100 - 1

George Allen Jr
50 - 1

George Pataki
50 - 1

George W Bush
200 - 1

Harold Ford Jr
100 - 1

Hillary Clinton
2 - 1

Howard Dean
100 - 1

Jack Kemp
100 - 1

James Carville
1000 - 1

Jay Rockefeller
100 - 1

Jeb Bush
100 - 1

Jesse Jackson
200 - 1

Jesse Ventura
1000 - 1

Joe Biden
50 - 1

Joe Lieberman
150 - 1

John Ashcroft
1500 - 1

John Edwards
6 - 1

John Kerry
40 - 1

John McCain
5 - 1

Laura Bush
500 - 1

Mark Warner
30 - 1

Michael Bloomberg
15 - 1

Michael Moore
1000 - 1

Mike Gravel
100 - 1

Mike Huckabee
50 - 1

Mitt Romney
8 - 1

Newt Gingrich
20 - 1

Pat Robertson
2000 - 1

Paul Bremmer
150 - 1

Paul Wolfowitz
750 - 1

Ralph Nader
100 - 1

Rick Santorum
80 - 1

Ron Paul
8 - 1

Rudy Giuliani
3 - 1

Russ Feingold
50 - 1

Sam Brownback
25 - 1

Ted Kennedy
750 - 1

Tom Daschle
60 - 1

Tom Ridge
60 - 1

Tom Tancredo
100 - 1

Tom Vilsack
50 - 1

Tommy Franks
200 - 1

Tommy Thompson
200 - 1

Wayne Root
1000 - 1

Wesley Clark
20 - 1