Its official.
The rumors had been circling for weeks if not months that it would happen, but Former President (yes I'm aware of the horrendous job the "Supremes" did, so I will refer to him as such) Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The win is also likely add further fuel to a burgeoning movement in the United States for Gore to run for president in 2008, which he has so far said he does not plan to do.Now, this is quite a mixed blessing for a lot of different reasons... First off we are all incredibly proud of Former President Gore for continuing on this quest of his that started so long ago and finally seeing some fruits of his labor come to bloom. This is not to take anything away from this journey that he has been on most his life...
But damnit Al... You just made yourself way too damn smart for the average american to vote for you... I mean, you were already there when you ran against the idiot boy king but you still could have pulled that election off if you hadn't listened so damn much to those idiots around you. Granted, Shrum and company did wonders for Clinton when they WERE genius minds in the political spectrum, but they lost that ability soon after and just assumed they were still geniuses (which, was so pathetically false).
It is really sad, but the second Al ran for office, the right-wing political machine will go back to reminding people how little they would have to talk about with Al at the dinner table, or while watching a football game while knocking back a few "Buds" (I resisted the urge to mention that stupid event in which a bunch of glorified truck drivers keep making left hand turns all day, whats it called, NeckCar?).
I mean, we get the democracy, and the government we deserve. In a lot of ways, that is why we are demeaned so much overseas, since those idiots in power reflect extremely poorly on us (but damnit, we put them there!).
I'm still hoping for a last second Al Gore run here... If only because I don't think I can stomach the leading two options in Clinton or Obama... Edwards would be fine for me, but something about the treachery of the Democratic party in its "selection" phase (Howard Dean anyone?) tells me that anyone that gets in either Clinton or Obama's way will be dealt with with another malfunctioning Microphone...
