I don't particularly think of it as a sexy thing to do. Surely, some people equate sex with power, and to have a lot of power can be considered, by some, to be sexy.
However, I don't desire someone who has to be coaxed into to doing it.
I want to be with someone who wants it as much, if not more so, than I want them to want it.
I just don't want a guy who has to be convinced to do it. And, I'm not turned on by someone who might be playing hard-to-get. It doesn't make him more sexy and irresistible to me - it actually makes him less attractive.
That's why I'm not pining for Al Gore to run.
I can understand the excitement. I adore Al Gore. So many of us were heartbroken when Al Gore was not declared the President in that ridiculous Supreme Court decision, in what seems like another lifetime ago. Like many of you, I cried after getting over the mind-numbing shock that he was not declared the President of the United States.
There is this horrible feeling of "what if" - what our world and our lives would be like now if Bush's people had some sense of decency, if the SCOTUS had acted justly, if there weren't questions about voting inaccuracies...
There is this genuine admiration for all Gore has accomplished, and what promise he could bring to our nation.
But, let's face it. The next President has one of the most difficult tasks ahead of him/her than any predecessor. The wars. The security. The economy. The debt. The outsourcing. The aging population. The lack of healthcare. The alarming disparity between the rich and poor, and the dissolution of the middle class. I could go on.
If Al Gore had jumped in the race eight, six, heck, even three months ago, I probably would have him as my top pick for the nomination. But, the coy waiting game doesn't make me want him more. I don't want a guy who is hard-to-get. It doesn't make him more sexy and irresistible to me - it actually makes him less attractive.
I don't want someone who has to be drafted to run for this job. I don't want someone who is indecisive about taking on the challenges America faces. I want a leader who has been determined that his or her destiny is to lead America out of the abyss we have fallen into. I want to support someone who believes that he or she has no other alternative but to run, not simply because others want him to, but because s/he has felt personally compelled for years that he MUST be the 44th President of the United States.
This is not to criticize those who love and support the Draft Gore movement. I understand the desire to see Gore as a possible next President. He'd be terrific - incredibly qualified and the right type of example we need to set for the world, to show everyone that George W. Bush was an aberration.
But, every month Gore has NOT put his hat in the ring has made me less enthusiastic about his possible candidacy. If he's not excited and enthusiastic and decisive about running, why should I wait for him to be coaxed into running?
I just don't want to be with someone who has to be convinced by others to do it. I'm not sure who I really want to be with, but it's not someone who is more enthralled with the game of playing "hard-to-get" instead of telling me like it is. Either tell me you really want it, Mr. Gore, or tell me decisively that you're just not that into the Presidency in 2008.
In the meantime, I'm not going to pay attention to your every flirtatious wink and nod. Yes, you're very attractive, and you sure as hell know it. You kinda love being irresistible, don't you? I'm starting to find that to be a bit of a turn-off.
I'm going to keep my focus on those who have clearly declared that they want it badly.
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EDIT: a clarification about the word "coerced". I use it in the context of people that many people say that if he does not run, Hillary Clinton will likely get the nomination, and the Republican base will unite against her, and risk the possible danger of four more years with a Republican President.