There is no question there is a groundswell of chatter and excitement surrounding Al Gore and the possibility of Gore becoming the Democratic nominee in 2008. It's growing stronger every day despite Al Gore's insistence he would not put himself through it again.
Most of us out here still smart from the fact that democracy was severely wounded the day the Republican dominated US Supreme Court rushed to appoint George W Bush over the actual winner of the 2000 election. The Republicans, George W Bush and the media all know who won that election, but they could care less about justice, the constitution and the health of our democracy. They place their self interests above the national interests. To them, like George W Bush allegedly said, our constitution "is just a God damned piece of paper."
Who calls these people Americans? And who calls that #*@!**##! (and I mean that literally) our president?
There is a lot of chatter out there that suggests as long as the Democratic Party puts up a viable candidate the Presidency is theirs. But, to be successful, it has to be a candidate that the Democratic voters, those 50 plus million that voted for Gore in 2000, can get excited about. It has to be a candidate that most represents the mood of the average American regarding the core issues and the current war. After Bush, it has to be someone who represents a real change of direction, not a warmed over version of policies the Bush administration has pursued. It has to be someone who is not handpicked by the entrenched DC party machine who have failed us so miserably over the last six years. It has to be someone chosen by the people - who are best represented by the progressive movement within the party.
That person is not Hillary Clinton, or any of the other current candidates that were for the war before they were against it. It can't be someone who cuddles up to Bush and his administration in the name of cooperative bipartisan spirit. The kiss of death for the Democratic Party and perhaps for this nation would be to nominate a Republican Lite candidate that is trying to woo Republican voters. American voters want change. They want someone who speaks truth to power and does not mince words. They want someone who is a visionary and can point this nation and the world in the right direction regarding issues that are critical to the survival of the planet, of this nation and of our people.
That person has to be Al Gore!
Karl Rove knew in 2004 the candidate he most didn't want to see challenge him, it was Howard Dean. Rove would declare I hope it's Howard Dean because it's my wet dream, but that was a political ploy, a reverse psychology Brer Rabbit ploy, "Please, don't throw me in that thar briar patch." Al Gore knew this as well.
Gore through all his support behind Howard Dean. By doing so Gore also went directly up against the Washington Democratic establishment that had turned their back on him after 2000. But that's not why he did it. He did it because Dean most represented how Gore stood on the issues like Dean's opposition to the war and he felt Dean had the best chance to defeat Bush. That's why he through his full support behind Dean's campaign.
Karl Rove was totally confident in how to campaign against Kerry or any of the others but not how to address Dean. Dean was a maverick. Dean had popular support. People got excited about Howard Dean.
Karl Rove and the Republicans know who they are in more danger of losing to in 2008 and it's not Hillary Clinton, or Joe Biden, or anyone else the Democrats might nominate. It's true they would not relish a Barack Obama or a Brian Schweitzer but either of those possibilities don't seem real to them at this point.
There is only one candidate that the Rove and those who control the Republican party are worried about - and that's Al Gore!
Get your Al Gore fix by reading the recent articles below.
The Comeback Kid http://newyorkmetro.com/news/politics/17065/
Gore's `No' on New Presidential Bid Isn't Final Word for Some http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=ad05GGBHtmW4&refer=us
Could Al Gore Be The Next Nixon? http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/anderson.cooper.360/blog/2006/05/could-al-gore-be-next-nixon.html
To Run Or Not To Run? - Inside Al Gore's Mind .. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,197711,00.html
Warming to Gore - The loser of the 2000 election may yet be the winner. http://www.slate.com/id/2142698/
