The topic of this post may be controversial, especially on this forum. But I believe that Al Gore has accomplished more and will continue to accomplish more in a role other than the President of the United States. He has had a HUGE positive impact on enlightening the nation about environmental issues. I believe that he should continue to concentrate his efforts 100% in this direction. If he becomes president, he will only be mired in the mess created by the current administration.

I believe that Al will be more effective in another role. Perhaps he should take a cabinet position in the next Democratic administration where he can continue to concentrate on environmental issues. Or perhaps he should stay in the private sector.

No, we need his leadership in so many areas. He is respected world-wide, and we need someone that can heal the troubles of the present administration.

Yes, your post is controversial on this forum, but probably not for the reasons you think. We aren't knee-jerk Gore supporters who want him to be president just because we want him to be president. We want him in the White House for the very fact that he is the only person who will make the climate crisis a priority (among other reasons).

Gore himself has said as recently as last Saturday during the Live Earth concerts that the role of the president in solving the climate crisis is "crucial." In other words, he acknowledges that the kinds of actions that need to occur to move forward in a real way on this issue are political and require the leadership of the President of the United States. Treaties with other countries need to be forged, and the U.S. has to take a leadership role in modeling anti-global-warming behavior so the rest of the world can follow. Legislation needs to be introduced to force companies and individuals to make the changes that need to be made to deal with the mounting crisis. Yes, the Congress enacts legislation, but the president sets the agenda, and I ask you: Who would be more likely to give this issue more than just lip service than Al Gore?

Also, Gore is more than just a one-trick pony. Who do you trust more to lead us out of Iraq, deal with the issue of terrorism and homeland security, get the economy back in shape, and get this country back on track? Hillary, who blows with the political wind? Obama, who doesn't have enough experience? Edwards, who's a very nice man but also not that experienced, particularly in foreign affairs? These are dangerous times, and we need a president who can hit the ground running on Jan. 9, 2009. Al Gore is the only person who can do that. He has it all--experience, wisdom, knowledge, intelligence, passion, and a comprehensive understanding of the critical issues of our time. The world is in trouble. Al Gore is the person who can best lead us out of the darkness.

And regarding being a cabinet member . . . he flat-out said "no" when Larry King asked him a month or so ago if he'd be interested in a cabinet position.

We often hear this argument that Gore would be more effective remaining in the private sector, but it simply isn't true. As president, he would have power and a platform from which to wield it that he would never have as a private citizen. Let's face it: The slide show is a rather ineffective way to change things globally. He was getting nowhere fast with that until Laurie David approached him about making An Inconvenient Truth. And Live Earth has come and gone, and while it had an impact, it's not something that would be effective to do again. So how many big events can Gore participate in that will continue making serious change? I'm not in any way belittling what he's done so far. He's accomplished an amazing feat in almost single-handedly making the people of this earth aware that we need to act and we need to act soon. He deserves all the credit for that. But now it's time to move to the next phase of this campaign of his. It's time to deal with the political end of it, time to do it from a position of political authority that will have a bigger impact than anything he can do as a private citizen.

He could save the world if he would back the use of this in the United States!
We need him to tell the world about it and have it made in the US!!!!!!!


World's First Air-Powered Car: Zero Emissions by Next Summer

This six-seater tax, which should be available in India next year, is powered entirely by a tank filled with compressed air.


By Matt Sullivan
Published in the June 2007 issue.



India’s largest automaker is set to start producing the world’s first commercial air-powered vehicle. The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to the gas-and-oxygen explosions of internal-combustion models, to push its engine’s pistons. Some 6000 zero-emissions Air Cars are scheduled to hit Indian streets in August of 2008.

Barring any last-minute design changes on the way to production, the Air Car should be surprisingly practical. The $12,700 CityCAT, one of a handful of planned Air Car models, can hit 68 mph and has a range of 125 miles. It will take only a few minutes for the CityCAT to refuel at gas stations equipped with custom air compressor units; MDI says it should cost around $2 to fill the car’s carbon-fiber tanks with 340 liters of air at 4350 psi. Drivers also will be able to plug into the electrical grid and use the car’s built-in compressor to refill the tanks in about 4 hours.

Of course, the Air Car will likely never hit American shores, especially considering its all-glue construction. But that doesn’t mean the major automakers can write it off as a bizarre Indian experiment — MDI has signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries, including Germany, Israel and South Africa.


G S Earl

Yay, first post. ;)
Now, while it's true that Al Gore is still having a large impact without being President, well... This is a pretty obvious statement, but his chances of actually having an effect on the Government are less if he just stays as he is. I mean, seriously, who has more effect (Negative, of course, they don't have much positive effect) upon America, Bush or Ann Coulter? Also, it seems like Clinton has the best chance of being Democrat candidate (Well, as far as I've heard from the papers from opinion polls, etc. My paper's neutral, and pretty trustworthy, when it has an opinion piece it says so), and can you imagine what happens if Hillary Clinton, backed by Bill Clinton, go up against the Republicans? I mean, this is Bill Clinton, he's criticized the Republicans (justly) a LOT, so I seriously doubt there would be many Republicans voting Democrat, so Republicans would have a higher chance of winning. Now, while Al Gore also has lots of 'fans' among Republicans, he's also well known for 'That rad film on Global Warming', and basically he'll probably get at least a few converts. Which will hopefully make up for all of the converts Libertarian Republican Ron Paul is getting.

No question about it that Gore can accomplish more now if he moves into the White House. Even he has admitted recently that he has failed to achieve his goals as a private citizen:

Don't get me wrong: Gore has done an incredible job of publicizing the climate crisis and getting people on board with the whole idea. But he's right--he hasn't been able to change public policy, here or abroad, significantly enough to stop global warming before too much damage is done. So, the logical conclusion, and he has to see this, is that he needs to be the leader of the U.S. and of the world. He must feel the moral obligation at this point, and I'm putting my faith in that as my reason for holding onto my belief that he will get in the race.

I think he was alluding to that in what he said the other day at the Clinton Global Initiative:

Yes, we need leadership, and who better to lead on this issue than . . . AL GORE! :good:

I beg to differ. Due to all of the problems, we need a fair President, a President who will not completely mess up the country by being a paranoid racist... ANN COULTER!

...Sorry, Malapropism.