So, rampant speculation that Al Gore, after saving the planet, will want to take a run at stepping back into the running for the Dem ticket just to put Obamas in his place and piss off HJillary..

think that is true and he's up for it? Or, has this train left the station and him without his carpetbag?

Hell that train snuck off and did bot blow the whistle. He was a joke then and he still is.

I doubt that he will run because he feels that he is doing something more important.

Just curious did anyone see the interviews with the real scientist on C-Span and their thoughts were guiet different.

Al Gore is conscienceless hypocrite.

quote:

Gore’s mansion, [20-room, eight-bathroom] located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home. The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.

Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.

Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.

Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.

“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk to walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.

In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.

His "people" responded he relies heavily on solar power. Apparently he does: between him and Tipper, 2 people use 2/3rd of the solar power generated by the TVA, leaving the remaining 1/3rd for everybody else on the grid!

hmmm and you'd rather have hillary and wild bill back in the house? Al's an idiot, but he's a known idiot.

I highly doubt he's going to run because he just isn't popular enough to win, though I think he'd make a pretty good president.

I think he sees his role differently now.

I wasn't able to vote in the 2000 elections, but I would have been pro-Bush at that time (nope, not in 2004!).

Since 2000, I think Gore's learned a lot of humility and charm, and has still tried to do what he thinks is important in the roles that are open to him.

The Democrats would like him to run due to recent polls that have his support ahead of Hillary or Obama, and a few points ahead of most of the GoP candidates. He's a bigger name than either, and won't face minority-backlash from the people who may have wanted to vote Democrat but can't wrap their heads around the idea of a woman or black man as president.

PT, yeah, I've seen that report too. What a red-herring. Anyone with a 20 room mansion is going to consume multiple times the "average" American's power requirements. So what? The guy worked his whole life, made a bunch of money, has a large family, and should now live like a monk while he tries to make the world a better place just so he can avoid "hypocrisy" attacks?

Let me put it this way...

"Average family"

942.46 kWh (extrapolated from your quote) a month

942.46 kWh x 500 families = 471,230
942.46 kWh x 500 families x .95 (assumes 5% savings in power)= 447,668.5
for a net savings of 23,561.5kWh per month per 500 families

"Gore Estate"

18,400 kWh a month (pulled from quote)

So, um, 23,561.5kWh > 18,400 kWh, which means even if he only got 500 families to spend 5% less power, he more than paid for his extra allotment as far as society is concerned. Gore's activities just since 2000 have influenced far more than 500 families.

For example:

Rising public awareness and the advent of the compact-fluorescent light bulb alone will save a ton of energy in the next several decades. Australia, the EU, and even the US Congress are all hopping on the bandwagon. (supporting links below)

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2007/2007-02-21-01.asp
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/02/business/02bulb.html?...artner=rssnytemc=rss
and
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bulbs24feb24,0,20...ll=la-home-headlines (probably the best link)



So, yeah, that quote PT has is a pretty obvious ad hominum attack, which is usually what the other side resorts to when they're all out of ammo. In politics, that's when it's time to start attacking the people and try to sway some opinions that way.