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(Yeah - what about Al? Can we say "Dream Team"? - promoted by Dean Barker)
If things had been just a little different, if vote counters in Florida had been a little more careful, if "hanging chads" did not exist, if Ralph Nader had not run, if the U.S. Supreme Court had not played politics, we could be seeing the completion of eight years of the Presidential Administration of Al Gore.
I think the world may have been so much different than now. I can't imagine we would have invaded Iraq. We likely would be in the middle of a smarter war on terrorism. I bet the economy wouldn't be in crisis.
But, who knows? The "ifs" of history also are followed by the "then whats," and we are where we are because of circumstances. If those circumstances had been different we might have ended up where we wouldn't want to be today.
Al Gore didn't become President. But he's done so much more, with his vision on Climate Change. There MUST be a role for him during the next several years. He's a young man in search of a better future for us.
Imagine, President Barack Obama. Vice President Joe Biden. Important roles for Hillary Clinton and Al Gore and Bill Richardson. The possibilities of a positive future are thrilling.
