Not Gonna Do It!

Much to my chagrin, I can say with certainty that Al Gore is NOT running for President of the U. S. of A. Never mind the hype -- he's not gonna do it.

Last week I had the chance to 'meet' Al Gore at an event that was hosted by the Directors Guild of America (DGA). As you can expect, VP Gore was there to talk about this film, "An Inconvenient Truth" -- not to campaign, as I would have hoped.

After a few seconds of small talk with the handsome yet portly Gore, I built up the courage to say to him, "Mr. Gore, I hope you will consider running. The country could use your leadership." Never have I seen an elected official react with such an immediate scoff. (I think scoff is the best way to explain his action.) After the aforementioned statement, he quickly moved on to the next in the crowd. He appeared annoyed, if not agitated, by the thought that someone would ask him to consider running for the position he once won.

I was mildly upset. Not only was I scoffed at by a man that I have grown to admire and respect, but, more importantly, I was convinced from his reaction that Gore's mingling in the Presidential name dropping game is a ploy to continue his effort to keep his name a household one. For a good cause, of course. He is on a quest to save the world and it only helps the cause to have such a big name in the world working so hard on the subject.

I am going to start looking for a new candidate. Take down the website -- http://www.reelectgore.org/ -- because it ain't gonna happen.