Snohomish County opinion
Gore's candidacy heats up
By Trip Quillman
In spite of the late great Molly Ivins' admonition that only fools predict presidential elections, I cannot resist: Al Gore will run for the presidency in 2008, and he will win.
As a psychotherapist who spends his days wondering what motivates people, I believe the case for a Gore candidacy is compelling. To have been victorious in the 2000 election (both The New York Times and The Washington Post concluded, ultimately, that Gore won the Florida vote) and yet to have lost that office would have been at first devastating, then infuriating and, finally, maddening.
For anyone to have won the presidency and then to be denied his prize would be motivating beyond measure.
In his film "An Inconvenient Truth," Gore speaks movingly of "the moral imperative" to deal with global warming. There is no more powerful place on Earth from which to address the planet's woes than the Oval Office.
So this is pretty much my take on why he should and will run. I also think that looking at the overall Gore family the impact they could have on causes and issues that concern them. Let's face it being the family of the President is just a bit more compelling then the family of the former VP.........
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