President Al Gore?

This week, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore shared the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to combat global warming.  With this latest award, the burning question again is will Al Gore jump in the race for President of the United States?  Hillary Clinton has a commanding lead for the Democratic nomination and the awesome weapon of the still very popular former U.S. President Bill Clinton.  Plus she has at her disposal, a potent political machine.  To her credit, Hillary has looked presidential and has no major missteps in her quest for the White House.  While Barack Obama and John Edwards still offer challenges, Hillary will win hands down...unless of course Al Gore jumps in the race.  At this point, Gore is the only candidate that still has a chance of derailing Hillary.

Governor Bill Richardson recently said that Hillary is acting like she has already won.  Well, I think the handwriting really is on the wall. The race is about to be over in the first quarter.  Obama and Edwards are showing signs of desperation and therefore are swinging harder for the fences. Both candidates are in attack mode and in the case of Edwards, he and his wife are conducting a tag-team assault. Adding to these two candidates' frustration is knowing that if Hillary wins the nomination, neither of them are viable running mates.  With Obama, the naysayers will say that it is way too risky to have a Black male and a woman leading the Democratic ticket.  And with Edwards, there is the perception that he brings no extra value, given that he did not help John Kerry make inroads in the South during the last election.

So again, for those who really cannot (or refuse to) envision Hillary as the nominee, the spotlight is shining squarely on Al Gore.  And in the case of Al Gore, you cannot help but wonder, how does a person ever reconcile in their mind that they actually won the U.S. Presidency and did not get to serve in the office?

Sidebar:  Incomprehensible!