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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSecretary of State Al Gore?
What about his climate-change crusade, you wonder? Far from having to drop his signature issue, Gore could use his new position to push it with even greater vigor in a global context. Gore, and probably Gore alone, would be capable of elevating the climate change issue to the position it deserves on the national and global stage.
What we don't know that much about is the Gore-Obama relationship. In 2007 and 2008, Gore clearly tilted toward Obama (Gore's mere refusal to endorse Hillary Clinton over Obama indicated as much). Gore didn't endorse Obama until right after he'd secured the nomination, but the two were said to have talked regularly. That's good enough.
Finally: Man, would I love to see the Republicans try to swat down a Gore nomination. How? They'd poke around in his finances, remind America that he's now divorced. But unless there were some kind of smoking gun on the former point, no one would care. They could not really block Gore; too much stature, too obviously qualified. Can you imagine? John McCain would grind his teeth, assuming those still are his teeth, down to dust. That would be awesome to watch.
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BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)Do you care to elaborate on why you don't like that idea?
Turborama
(22,109 posts)Thanks for trying, though.
Mothdust
(133 posts)Right on!
Mothdust
(133 posts)I voted for him to be potus in 2000 and agonized over the outcome and am still miserable over the Bush era. So why wouldn't I at least feel he could be sos now? When I think of him I think of world wide superhighway and environmental protection. He's bill clinton's v.p. and a great guy. Who the hell around here would judge him? Especially over sos? Especially if President Obama nominated him?
Mothdust
(133 posts)Had he succeeded in 2000 he might well have served through 2008 and then handed the White House to Obama or Hillary. Wouldn't THAT have been something?
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)Additionally, he wouldnt be taking a needed Democratic vote out of Congress.
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)putitinD
(1,551 posts)MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)They'd say mean things about global warming and stuff.
We need either a Republican or someone with a track record of voting for staggeringly-stupid wars for this job.
hatrack
(59,592 posts)Or Albert Schweitzer, or Albert Einstein, or Leonardo Da Vinci, or Jesus Christ, then Republicans might say bad things about that nomination!
Ooh!
JI7
(89,264 posts)instead ?
Turborama
(22,109 posts)It would be an ideal opportunity for him to set the stage for a run, if that's what he actually wants to do.
JI7
(89,264 posts)and fundraise and do other things which the SOS would not have time to do.
cali
(114,904 posts)Gore has no relationship with the President. He's been out of politics for over a decade. He's been in big business for much of that time. This is silly.