Can Al Gore Be Trusted?

Yes. I believe he can be trusted.

For one thing, times have changed. This country and the world have changed, and not for the better, in the last 5 years.

I believe that Gore has changed as well. Gore is uniquely qualified to be president. He has served in Congress and in the White House. Since the Supremes stole the election for Der Monkey, Gore has been a citizen, much like the rest of us, watching the disaster unfold, but with more knowledge about what is really happening.

I don't know if he will run, but if he does, he is my man. Furthermore, I may have to shoot any political consultant, who inserts him/herself into his campaign, in the face.

Please, no Donna Brazile. ( Is she dating Bay Buchanan?)

Gore is the right man at the right time.

Can Al Gore Be Trusted?:

Many solid progressives want Gore to be the Democratic presidential candidate in 2008. A recent AlterNet reader survey (in which Noam Chomsky won the MVP for 'Most Valuable Progressive') showed Gore way in front of the pack -- with Russ Feingold second and corporate media 'front-runner' Hillary Clinton way back.

If Gore does run in 2008, big questions will nag: Didn't he fool a lot of us once before? Can we trust him?
Don't misunderstand (or mis-underestimate) me: I'd love to see Gore run.

Like many progressives, I've grown to appreciate the new Gore. Beginning in 2002 when leading Democrats had lost their voices, a reborn Gore spoke out loudly against Bush policies (and irritated mainstream pundits) through a series of speeches on Iraq, foreign policy, economics and the assault on our precious Constitutional freedoms.

Gore broke with former allies in the party establishment, worked closely with grassroots groups like MoveOn and endorsed the upstart Howard Dean in the primaries. He even spoke haltingly in favor of single-payer national health insurance.