Anyone who watched Al Gore's performance this week on Countdown with Keith Olbermann (on MSNBC), ought to have picked up that he is running hard for President. Most candidates are unnaturally coy in any event (they want to be wooed and wanted), and Gore has every reason (and it also makes it more safe) to act as if he is out of politics. The thing is his every answer on his two days on Countdown was political.

The main clue was when he was several times offered a chance to bash the Democrats in Congress for wimping out on the Iraq funding bill. Every time he ducked, and got wishy-washy, talking about how hard it is to be a congressman, and so forth. The American People said last fall, take risks, be leaders and get something done! Even Al Gore, for all his passion against the Bush II administration, still doesn't want to take on the outrageous weaknesses of his fellow Democrats.

All the same, he is probably our best bet. We just need not to be so worshipful, as in: Yea Al, we like you and we want you to have the chance you should have had, but one thing you've really got to get - you work for us damn it! Not yourself. Not the Democratic Party either, but for us! So get up off your fat butt (its okay, lots of us have fat butts too) and take some risks. Lead your Party. Tell them they are being dorks and wimps. Be OUR voice!

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