Looking for a Unificater, not a Divider-upper
Stlo wrote last week about Al Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize.
I continue to beat the “Al Gore, 2008″ drum.
Thomas Friedman’s Op-Ed in yesterday’s NY Times compares and contrasts our popularly voted in president with our partisanly selected president, and not surprisingly, shows Al Gore to be the far superior product:
“No matter what happens, sooner or later character in leadership is revealed,†said David Rothkopf, author of the upcoming “Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making.†“Gore lost the election and had to figure out what to do with the rest of his life. He took the initiative to get the country and the world to focus on a common threat — climate change. Bush won the election and for the first year really didn’t know what to do with it. When, on 9/11, we and the world were suddenly faced with a common threat — terrorism and Al Qaeda — the whole world was ready to line up behind him, but time and again he just divided us at home and abroad.â€
(snip)
“Gore, even without the presidency, used all the modern tools of communication, the Internet, video and globalization to reach out and galvanize a global movement,†Mr. Rothkopf said. “Bush took the greatest platform in the world and dug himself a policy grave.â€
Friedman goes on to say that Gore is apparently not running, but who, in the lineup of hopefuls can unite the country behind this most threatening of issues?
In sum, Al Gore has been justly honored for highlighting — like no one else — the climate challenge. But we still need a vision, a strategy, an army and a commander in the White House who can inspire young and old — not only to meet that challenge but to see in it the opportunity to make America a better, stronger and more productive nation. This is our crucible moment.
Let’s not blow it.
I’m not really good at reading tea leaves, never mind the actions of public figures. But Gore just posted three videos on current.com - one on FISA, one on healthcare, and one on bringing the troops home. Here’s a post from dailykos.com.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/10/15/11302/103
Whattaya think?
I think I’m excited!!!! Thanks so much for this link!
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