Payback?

A very intriguing idea via Andy Ostroy at the Ostroy Report.

Al Gore in 2008? When I look at the horses in the purported race so far I really can't work up much excitement. With 63% of Americans now convinced that is was a huge mistake opposition to the Iraq debacle is money in the bank and Al has been against it, very vocally from before the beginning. Hillary, Biden and Kerry all have the baggage of voting for it. This is a big plus for Al.

The environment and the impact of global warming and the recent slew of Cat 4 and 5 hurricanes, polar melting, gas prices, etc. play right into Gore's strongest suit. He is Mr. Environment. Another big plus.

Remember the warnings and recommendations before 9/11 from Gore on global terrorism that were ignored by Dubya Gump and friends? Another plus.

Don't discount the payback factor as well. Gore can count on some serious postive karma getting even with the thugs that stole the election he won with the popular vote.

Lastly, if you look and listen at the Gore of today he is much a more positive and effective public speaker than in 2000 and he is back on the speaking circuit. Don't forget that he is also clean and tested. He survived the Rovian slime machine in 2000 and if there was something they could have used against him then they would have. No swiftboats.

I hadn't really thought much about a Gore comeback but I could come to love the idea. Let me see... Gore/Edwards in 2008 I think I like the sound of that.

Anti War - Gore
Mr. Environment - Gore
Payback is Hell - Gore
Support for the Working Poor - Edwards

Now that Katrina has turned over the rock and shown America and the world the truth about poverty and the suffering that results and the effectiveness of this administration in dealing with it, Edwards' meesage from 2004 rings a lot truer in a much larger population that it did.

Timing couldn't be better in my humble opinion.