A few hours ago, while flipping between the five(!!!) NBC stations that were carrying various Live Earth shows, I caught a few minutes of an interview with Gore.
The reporter tried very hard to paint him into a corner about running for President. He danced around most of her questions smoothly. Then at one point she said something to the effect of, "If you were to become convinced that none of the other candidates would make the necessary decisions as President to stop global warming, would that force you to step into the ring?"
He blinked. He paused. Then he slowly changed the subject, smoothness gone for a few moments.
He really is thinking about running, even though I think it's clear he doesn't want to. It's going to take millions of Americans asking him to run, combined with ruthless analysis of the other candidates' environmental platforms, to do it. Even so, he'll wait till the last minute, in order to make the campaign as short as possible for himself and his family.
Everybody keep thinking strong thoughts!
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