More Gore
Al Gore has written a new book. Go buy it.
What do you mean, “What’s it about”? Go buy it.
Okay, if you insist. He describes it himself on his blog:
When George Bush launched his preemptive war in Iraq, more than 70% of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to the terrorists who caused 9-11. After the 2004 election, when asked what stuck in their minds about the campaign, voters in Ohio named two ads playing to the fears of terrorism paid for by the Bush Campaign. One pattern that has held true since 2001 is that this White House is less interested in openness and truth than any previous administration.
We are facing so many long-term challenges, from the climate crisis and the war in Iraq to health care and social welfare. To solve these problems and move forward we need to reverse the damage done to our democracy. We have little time to waste.
My goal in The Assault on Reason is to explore why our public forum now welcomes the enemies of reason. More importantly, the book focuses on what we can do together, individually and collectively, to restore the rule of reason to our democracy.
Is that enough? Okay, now go buy it.
By the way, how cool is it that Al Gore has a blog? From all appearances, it’s really his blog, and not written by staff members.
While we’re here, I’m going to throw in a prediction: Al Gore will eventually throw his hat in the ring for President in the 2008 election. I still think he’d have a good chance of winning, and he’d almost certainly have the endorsement of ShakespeareTeacher.com. I think he’ll do it.
If he really wants to fight for the causes that are so important to him, how can he possibly walk away from a chance at the position where he’d have the most power to enact the changes he wants to see in the world?
May 24th, 2007 at 11:30 am
I honestly think that Al Gore has a moral imperative to run. He didn’t in 2004 – after 2000 he was tired and discouraged, fair enough – but in 2008 – he does. He knows perfectly well that if he runs he will win. If he does not run, he will not only dissapoint so many of us – he will bear at least some responsibility for what is not corrected / cleaned up in the years ahead… That’s just my feeling.
May 29th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
It’s too bad he wasn’t thinking about running. I think he would have made a fantastic president.