It’s an idea whose time has come. Well, almost. Not in 2012, of course. Obama is so gonna win that one. But after that? Totally, dude, totally. Just ask Brent Budowsky at The Hill:
Let me be the first to propose a national movement to draft Al Gore for president in 2016, carry the banner of the New Frontier heritage of the Democratic Party, and mobilize to elect true Democrats to the House and Senate in 2012.
On the playing field of national politics, Gore is the conscience of the Democratic Party, the soul of what true Democrats stand for, and the fighting spirit that Democrats everywhere hunger for.
Oh, Al’s hungry alright. But wait, there’s more:
Gore was a first-rate member of the House. A leader of substance and depth in the Senate. An influential vice president in the highly successful presidency of Bill Clinton. A Nobel laureate who earned the honor through decades of service to save the earth from poisons that could destroy her, and from those who threaten her with their lust for profits and their cult of greed.
If we have learned anything from the history of the presidency, it is this: experience matters. Judgment matters. Achievement matters. Integrity matters.
But Al shouldn’t let that stop him! It goes on and on like that. A fun read for fans of science fiction.
Ladies and gentlemen: the 45th President of the United States.
Al Gore 2016: He’s Fat, Threatened, and Red-Faced.