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Al Gore Watch: Leaves Door Ajar for Possible 2008 Run for the Presidency
Al Gore waves during the premiere of the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” in Hong Kong in this Sept. 12, 2006, file photo. The former vice president has criss-crossed the globe and the nation to promote the DVD version of his film, and in recent weeks has made high-profile appearances on the Jay Leno, Oprah and The Today Show, while still insisting he’s not planning a return to politics.
Washington Post: Gore Leaves Door Ajar for 2008
Will he or won’t he?
As the Democratic field for 2008 takes shape, one big remaining question is whether former vice president Al Gore — winner of the popular vote in 2000, an almost-candidate in 2004 and now the public face of the movement to address global warming — will be in it.
Flap bets he is IN and hence this piece in the Washington Post. Hillary has NOT apparently cleared the field.
Over the past six years, Gore has become a heroic figure for the party’s liberal left, thanks in large part to his early and steady opposition to the war in Iraq. And it’s not just liberals who have taken to Gore. “An Inconvenient Truth,” the film detailing Gore’s lonely quest to raise awareness of climate change, is one of the most successful documentaries of all time and, as important, has transformed Gore’s public image from cold to cool.
That renewed popularity has stoked speculation that Gore just may have another national race up his sleeve. “He’s the Rocky Balboa of 2008,” said Chris Lehane, a former Gore adviser.
Over the past six years, Gore has become a heroic figure for the party’s liberal left, thanks in large part to his early and steady opposition to the war in Iraq. And it’s not just liberals who have taken to Gore. “An Inconvenient Truth,” the film detailing Gore’s lonely quest to raise awareness of climate change, is one of the most successful documentaries of all time and, as important, has transformed Gore’s public image from cold to cool.
That renewed popularity has stoked speculation that Gore just may have another national race up his sleeve. “He’s the Rocky Balboa of 2008,” said Chris Lehane, a former Gore adviser.
The LEFT and NUTROOTS love Gore because of his early and consistent anti-Iraq War rhetoric. With Barack Obama taking the African-American vote in the early primaries what natural constituency is left for Hillary – NADA.
Gore WILL be a formidable candidate.
Patrick Ruffini likes him too. As does Power Line.
All Al needs is the WILL…….
Stay tuned……
Al Gore, center, holds up the Environmental Leadership Award which was presented to him by actors Mary Steenburgen, left, and Ted Danson during the annual leadership awards event from California League of Conservation Voters in Culver City, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006.
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Al Gore Watch: An Opening for President 2008?
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Israel Planning Nuclear Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities?
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Drudge is reporting:Israel has drawn up secret plans to destroy Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities with tactical nuclear weapons, the SUNDAY TIMES of London is planning to report, British media sources tell DRUDGE… MORE…
Has the NUCLEAR “POINT OF NO RETURN” been reached?
Well, there have been signs of preparation and the rhetoric from Iran has certainly been ominous and begging for silencing.
Will the United States aid Israel?
You betcha………
UPDATE:
The Sunday Times: Focus: Mission Iran
Israel will not tolerate Iran going nuclear and military sources say it will use tactical strikes unless Iran abandons its programme. Is Israel bluffing or might it really push the button?
In an Israeli air force bunker in Tel Aviv, near the concert hall for the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, Major General Eliezer Shkedi might one day conduct operations of a perilous kind. Should the order come from the Israeli prime minister, it will be Shkedi’s job as air force commander to orchestrate a tactical nuclear strike on Iran.
Two fast assault squadrons based in the Negev desert and in Tel Nof, south of Tel Aviv, are already training for the attack.
On a plasma screen, Shkedi will be able to see dozens of planes advance towards Iran, as well as the electronic warfare aircraft jamming the Iranian and Syrian air defences and the rescue choppers hovering near the border, ready to move in and pluck out the pilots should the mission go wrong.
Another screen will show live satellite images of the Iranian nuclear sites. The prime target will be Natanz, the deep and ferociously protected bunker south of Tehran where the Iranians are churning out enriched uranium in defiance of the United Nations security council.
If things go according to plan, a pilot will first launch a conventional laser-guided bomb to blow a shaft down through the layers of hardened concrete. Other pilots will then be ready to drop low-yield one kiloton nuclear weapons into the hole. The theory is that they will explode deep underground, both destroying the bunker and limiting the radioactive fallout.
Read it all…….
The USS Enterprise and USS Dwight David Eisenhower
Stay tuned…….
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Expands Uranium Enrichment – AGAIN
The Natanz uranium enrichment complex in Natanz is pictured in this January 2, 2006 satellite image.
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Day By Day by Chris Muir January 6, 2006