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73. Environment Czar has a nice ring to it...and maybe some epulets
a new cabinet position in the next Democratic administration.

although my FIRST choice would STILL be for a President Al Gore.
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  -AL GORE, PLEASE do NOT run for President Harper_is_Bush  Jan-17-07 12:32 AM   #0 
  - Vice-President Gore, if you think your environmental work is done, however...  KeepItReal   Jan-17-07 12:36 AM   #1 
  - We have Bobby Kennedy Jr to focus on the environment-RUN AL RUN!  mod mom   Jan-17-07 08:14 AM   #26 
     - By no coincidence,  H2O Man   Jan-17-07 07:05 PM   #35 
        - What a rush I just had thinking about a Gore/Kennedy ticket  madokie   Jan-18-07 05:21 AM   #78 
           - A lot of people,  H2O Man   Jan-18-07 06:40 AM   #80 
           - Yeah, I'd pretty much need the smelling salts if that were the ticket.  halobeam   Jan-18-07 09:33 PM   #100 
  - Al, PLEASE run! We need you now more than ever.  johnaries   Jan-17-07 12:39 AM   #2 
  - Maybe the 1000 trainees could pick up the slack.....  madeline_con   Jan-17-07 12:39 AM   #3 
  - He's not running...Reuters: No Al Gore in U.S Presidential race  maddezmom   Jan-17-07 12:42 AM   #4 
  - Funny that they don't have an actual quote, there.  impeachdubya   Jan-17-07 12:47 AM   #7 
     - Your Gore Banner is extraordinarily beautiful! Well Done! n/t  FrenchieCat   Jan-17-07 12:52 AM   #8 
     - Thanks.  impeachdubya   Jan-17-07 12:57 AM   #9 
        - Kewl!  FrenchieCat   Jan-17-07 03:33 AM   #17 
        - As a Tennessee Clarkie, I just LOVE the fact that most  Clark2008   Jan-17-07 09:00 PM   #55 
           - Yep - I'd have a real dilemna if those two run against each other....  kerry-is-my-prez   Jan-18-07 09:20 PM   #98 
     - good point  maddezmom   Jan-17-07 01:49 AM   #15 
     - Actually, between then & now this thread popped up:  impeachdubya   Jan-17-07 01:53 AM   #16 
     - That article was discussed on DU on Monday morning.......  TheDebbieDee   Jan-17-07 04:43 AM   #20 
  - As President, why couldn't he internalize his environmental policies  aint_no_life_nowhere   Jan-17-07 12:44 AM   #5 
  - You mean concentrate all his energy and power into a small, easily-disposable object  Leopolds Ghost   Jan-20-07 01:15 PM   #115 
  - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Jan-17-07 12:46 AM   #6 
  - What better way to continue  Patchuli   Jan-17-07 01:12 AM   #10 
  - I disagree completely.  Viva_La_Revolution   Jan-17-07 01:14 AM   #11 
  - Oh yes, being Pres. would make you much less effective  JCMach1   Jan-17-07 01:14 AM   #12 
  - Seems being VP didn't help the cause any for EIGHT years...  jus_the_facts   Jan-17-07 01:22 AM   #14 
     - hmmmm Kyoto anyone... he tried rather hard  JCMach1   Jan-17-07 05:10 AM   #22 
        - He even went so far as to sign it  Art_from_Ark   Jan-18-07 08:30 AM   #89 
  - I hope he runs. I'm pretty confident in Al's ability to  cboy4   Jan-17-07 01:14 AM   #13 
  - Al Gore is EXACTLY who we need in the White House . . . no other candidate . . .  OneBlueSky   Jan-17-07 03:53 AM   #18 
  - As critical as the climate crisis is  frogcycle   Jan-18-07 07:23 AM   #83 
     - excellent points . . . I agree with you . . . n/t  OneBlueSky   Jan-19-07 03:26 AM   #109 
  - What about Gore as head of the EPA? Or the Secretary of the Interior?  pnwmom   Jan-17-07 04:05 AM   #19 
  - WH bully-pulpit useless  JNelson6563   Jan-17-07 04:54 AM   #21 
  - It's quite simple, really.  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 07:23 AM   #23 
     - Explain it  JNelson6563   Jan-17-07 08:11 AM   #25 
     - Because they can focus on a singular purpose  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 06:34 PM   #27 
        - He doesn't NEED to organize projects when he's President. People will do that for him.  Ron_Green   Jan-17-07 06:40 PM   #29 
        - Who would conduct the climate project as well as he can?  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 06:44 PM   #30 
           - You're right. He wouldn't "conduct" the movement as President.  whereismyparty   Jan-17-07 08:37 PM   #46 
              - You're obviously not aware of what he's doing at the moment. n/t  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 08:52 PM   #49 
              - Maybe if he were President I'd be more aware...  whereismyparty   Jan-17-07 09:17 PM   #58 
                 - You caught the OP arguing against the OP.  A-Schwarzenegger   Jan-17-07 09:21 PM   #59 
              - Muhahaha! With my new powers, I control global temperatures worldwide! ;-)  Leopolds Ghost   Jan-20-07 01:20 PM   #116 
        - Ah, underestimating him, I see  JNelson6563   Jan-18-07 05:17 AM   #77 
           - :)  Bluebear   Jan-22-07 09:59 PM   #121 
     - To be fair  Apollo11   Jan-18-07 08:07 AM   #88 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-17-07 07:32 AM   #24 
  - Yeah Al! Don't Run!  Horse with no Name   Jan-17-07 06:35 PM   #28 
  - If you think the only way the Dems can win the election is if Al runs  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 06:46 PM   #31 
     - Nah..I will vote  Horse with no Name   Jan-17-07 06:55 PM   #32 
        - "anti-Gore spew"?  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 07:00 PM   #33 
        - "I think you better watch your step." Are you a mod or Admin?  A-Schwarzenegger   Jan-17-07 08:03 PM   #42 
           - I know how the board works  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 08:14 PM   #43 
              - I know you have no idea how your attitude drowns your message,  A-Schwarzenegger   Jan-17-07 08:41 PM   #47 
                 - All you've done is attack me because you don't like my message  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 09:25 PM   #60 
                    - Dont be silly. Your argument makes no sense  A-Schwarzenegger   Jan-17-07 09:28 PM   #61 
                       - My points are legitimate, and your behaviour towards me has been  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 09:34 PM   #62 
                          - I have the feeling this won't be your last tenuous thread against Gore running.  A-Schwarzenegger   Jan-17-07 09:41 PM   #63 
                             - Deleted message  Name removed   Jan-17-07 09:47 PM   #65 
                             - This is #2, EVER, with over a month seperation. You're being a little paranoid, no?  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 10:14 PM   #68 
                                - Boy, if at first you get your false charge deleted, try, try again.  A-Schwarzenegger   Jan-17-07 10:19 PM   #69 
                                   - I don't understand what you're attacking me over  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 10:30 PM   #71 
                                   - And btw, since I've been accused of making this my cause...  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 10:41 PM   #74 
                                      - Youre welcome, Harper!  A-Schwarzenegger   Jan-17-07 10:47 PM   #76 
        - I'm Canadian, so I won't be voting. And what is your implication in saying  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 10:34 PM   #72 
  - Al is great, but I agree with the sentiment about him not running for prez  G Hawes   Jan-17-07 07:01 PM   #34 
  - Exactly. As well, his global warming work thus far would be tainted.  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 07:07 PM   #36 
  - Agreed.  G Hawes   Jan-17-07 07:58 PM   #41 
     - Excellent post, thx. n/t  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 08:17 PM   #44 
  - "Al Gore used to come across as cold.  whereismyparty   Jan-17-07 08:50 PM   #48 
  - I love Al Gore! ... but also hope he does not run.  jefferson_dem   Jan-17-07 07:15 PM   #37 
  - Al Gore has found his place. He will win a Nobel, that's my prediction. n/t  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 07:23 PM   #38 
  - That Would Be Fantastic And Well Deserved...  RestoreGore   Jan-21-07 01:57 PM   #118 
  - Obama can wait until 2016 or 2024  Apollo11   Jan-18-07 08:03 AM   #87 
     - Perhaps so. I hope not.  jefferson_dem   Jan-18-07 09:54 PM   #103 
  - Well...  crispini   Jan-17-07 07:30 PM   #39 
  - I should have been more specific about the "enemies" part...  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 07:58 PM   #40 
  - If Al wants to run, ferchrissakes, let him run  zulchzulu   Jan-17-07 08:20 PM   #45 
  - If he wants to run he can run. At this point, he hasn't indicated that he does.  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 08:59 PM   #54 
  - Thanks, but no thanks, Hillary.  Samantha   Jan-17-07 08:53 PM   #50 
  - !  A-Schwarzenegger   Jan-17-07 08:57 PM   #51 
  - uh, ok..Osama.  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 08:57 PM   #52 
  - Bwahahahahahahaha.  crispini   Jan-17-07 09:43 PM   #64 
  - Yeah, Al, it's not like being President would get any attention or anything.  NYCGirl   Jan-17-07 08:59 PM   #53 
  - Hmmf. Al pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. We need you!  lonestarnot   Jan-17-07 09:04 PM   #56 
  - Al doesn't have to run. At this point he would walk right into the Presidency.  Tatiana   Jan-17-07 09:08 PM   #57 
  - Good one!  whereismyparty   Jan-17-07 10:09 PM   #66 
  - Nobody walks into the Presidency. n/t  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-17-07 10:12 PM   #67 
     - Well, Gore could be the first. He's already won once.  Tatiana   Jan-17-07 10:21 PM   #70 
  - Environment Czar has a nice ring to it...and maybe some epulets  QuestionAll   Jan-17-07 10:38 PM   #73 
  - I respect him too much to ask.  silverweb   Jan-17-07 10:46 PM   #75 
  - I sure wouldn't mind seeing Al Gore as head of the EPA....  terrya   Jan-18-07 05:25 AM   #79 
  - sorry,  frogcycle   Jan-18-07 09:12 PM   #96 
  - Al Gore, please ignore your enemies.  Bridget Burke   Jan-18-07 06:53 AM   #81 
  - What a despicable post. You should be ashamed for that. n/t  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-18-07 07:52 AM   #84 
     - NO - YOU should be ashamed  Apollo11   Jan-18-07 08:00 AM   #86 
     - HERE! HERE!  Labors of Hercules   Jan-18-07 08:39 AM   #91 
     - The "campaign" has been about global warming, not  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-18-07 06:22 PM   #94 
     - Who the H is talking about the 2000 election, and why would you lie  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-18-07 06:19 PM   #93 
     - Somehow, I'm not ashamed. n/a  Bridget Burke   Jan-18-07 09:07 AM   #92 
        - you should be. Calling me Al Gore's "enemy" is beyond shameful.  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-18-07 06:22 PM   #95 
           - How about the enemy of all of us in the USA who want him as President?  Bridget Burke   Jan-19-07 07:17 AM   #110 
              - whatever. Either one is a ridiculous attack.  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-19-07 08:04 AM   #111 
                 - Ridiculous attack?  Bridget Burke   Jan-19-07 09:56 AM   #112 
                    - I can judge who is attacking me, and you most certainly did  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-20-07 12:24 PM   #113 
                    - dupe  Harper_is_Bush   Jan-20-07 12:25 PM   #114 
  - an inconvenient race  mdmc   Jan-18-07 07:08 AM   #82 
  - Nobody is better qualifed to be President  Apollo11   Jan-18-07 07:54 AM   #85 
  - roger that!  frogcycle   Jan-18-07 09:13 PM   #97 
  - I agree 1000%  Art_from_Ark   Jan-18-07 09:24 PM   #99 
  - This country needs Gore NOW more than ever.  TheGoldenRule   Jan-18-07 08:36 AM   #90 
  - You make a valid arguement. I have so much respect for Gore. nt  Clarkie1   Jan-18-07 09:34 PM   #101 
  - Nah! the country needs new fresh blood, new talent, Edwards and Obama is a  Imagevision   Jan-18-07 09:34 PM   #102 
  - Run, Al. Run...as far as you can from your detractors.  NoSheep   Jan-18-07 09:56 PM   #104 
  - I love Al Gore and I agree...  Triana   Jan-18-07 09:57 PM   #105 
  - Yes, the President of the United States has no power to change anything.  NYCGirl   Jan-18-07 10:06 PM   #106 
     - Yes sure, that's why it hasn't been done, even by Clinton n/t  RestoreGore   Jan-21-07 02:00 PM   #119 
  - The time is right for Gore.  AtomicKitten   Jan-18-07 10:08 PM   #107 
  - Al Gore won the election in 2000  derby378   Jan-18-07 10:11 PM   #108 
     - Indeed. nt  Bluebear   Jan-21-07 02:39 AM   #117 
     - Yep. Al Gore was the last elected president we've had in America.  Swamp Rat   Jan-21-07 02:03 PM   #120 
 

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