If only Al Gore were President

I managed to catch a bit of Al Gore's speech yesterday on how President Bush has continually broken the law by eaves dropping on americans without seeking a court order. I really like Al Gore. Granted he often comes across as stiff and wooden in his tv appearances but there's no denying that he's a very smart man who cares a great deal about this country. I don't think it's possible to fake the kind of passion Al Gore has been showing when he gives his speeches railing against the latest Bush administration injustice or misstep. His latest speech was one of his best, I particularly liked how he pointed out how people like Martin Luther King Jr. were repeatedly spyed on by our government.

It's ashame that Al Gore had the Presidency stolen from him in 2000. That election literally changed history for the worse in my opinion. It really angers me when i hear Bush supporters say "Thank God Bush is President and not Al Gore" because of 911. That is one of the most ridiculous and ill informed statements i've ever heard. . If anyone thinks that Al Gore would not have retalliated against Afghanistan for sheltering Bin Laden then they're either very misinformed, extremely partisan, or both. For one thing, Bush's actions during emergency's seem to be lacking. What was he doing when this country was being attacked on 911? He was reading a damn childrens book. What was he doing when New Orleans was being flooded? Clearing brush on his ranch and off to do a photo op the day after New Orleans was under water. I rest my case.

One thing Al Gore would not have done is take his attention away from getting those who attacked us on 911 and go to war with a country that wasn't a threat to us. Not only wasn't Iraq a threat to us, they weren't even connected to Al Qaeda. Just think about it, over 2000 of our troops would be alive and many more not permanently maimed had Al Gore been President. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis would still be alive, our good standing in the world wouldn't be tarnished because of Abu Ghraib and the whole torture issue. Environmental laws wouldn't be gutted. There'd be no unfair tax breaks for the wealthy. There would be no hiring of unqualified cronies in major positions. Just think if we had a President like Al Gore during hurricane Katrina instead of one who appoints a guy like "you're doing a fine Job" Brownie. There truly would be honor and dignity restored to the White House.

If anyone deserves another chance at the Presidency it's Al Gore. He seems to be the only Democrat with any fight in him. John Kerry is a fine man but he showed a lack of fight and ran a terrible campaign. Americans like fighters and when John Kerry waited all that time to respond to attacks on his military service, it spelled disaster for him. If it wasn't for all the shennanigans in Florida in 2000 and that bogus Supreme Court decision, Al Gore would have been President. He also won the popular vote. Clearly more people wanted him to be President than George W. Bush and that ought to account for something. If Al Gore has another Presidential run left in him i say give him a chance. If anyone deserves another chance, it's him.