Recently, at a speech at New York University, Al Gore realized that he indeed has a back bone. I say, too little to late, cardboard boy. But the former VP's comments, while a bit too allegorical (ooh, an unintended pun), were a welcome release from a normally paralytic Demacratic party. Here's the part I like:
"The unpleasant truth is that President Bush's utter incompetence has made the world a far more dangerous place and dramatically increased the threat of terrorist attacks against the United States," said Gore, Bush's Democratic rival in the 2000 election.
"He planted the seeds of war. He harvested a whirlwind," Gore added. "And now the corrupt tree of a war waged on false premises has brought us the evil fruit of Americans torturing and sexually humiliating prisoners who are helpless in their care."
Wow! Someone outside of a comedy club calling the Prez incompetent. Be still my beating heart. Now, you can say that Gore has found his testosterone again, or perhaps he just doesn't care anymore. This could signal that Al has given up the political game and is just willing to hang it all out. This could also mean that we could expect more comments like this from him in the future.
Now, that is quite a weapon for Kerry to have. A rogue ex-politician with nothing to lose, who has a beef with the current president. Hmmm, if this is the case, things have just gotten a lot more interesting.
