Congratulations to former Vice President (and woulda-coulda-shoulda president) Al Gore on receiving half of the Nobel Peace Prize that week for his strident work in the area of global warming. The news added fuel to the fire that Gore might insert his name on the enlarged list of presidential candidates, even that late in the game.

If he enters the race, he would do so challenging democratic front runner Hillary Clinton for the nomination, after serving as vice president under her partner and currently greatest supporter President Bill Clinton. Can you take in the backroom politics going into full swing at that very moment? No doubt there are phone lines on fire in Washington, New York, and California as I type.

Hillary wants to be president so not good she can taste it. whether not for her ambition, Mr. Clinton might have been lodging with some

foreign legion in a isolated part of the world many years ago. Gore does muddy things up a bit for a lot of hopeful folks. whether he ran it would add a lot of excitement to what is getting to be a more and more boring presidential campaign. Meanwhile after winning the “Prize,” Gore passes Obama for Democratic nomination. Another twist whether Gore runs (50/50 odds) is that polls still show him as a distant shot to get the nomination by Clinton. Perhaps Barrack Obama and Gore joining forces (a Gore/Obama ticket) might compose some advances whether they announced early — but that would burn some bridges neither wants to burn.

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