Reply #16: I'll say it again: Al Gore is my first and only choice!

[ms liberty]

Al Gore has the experience and the vision to lead this country back from the brink of disaster. He is the ONLY candidate who has all the necessary ingredients to solve the very serious problems we're facing.
He's intelligent, open-minded, and curious. He faces problems and dives head first into searching for solutions. He listens to other opinions, he looks for the facts, and makes his decisions based on all the available facts. He's a hands-on multi-tasker, and he LIKES the real work that the position demands.
He's got the experience of 8 years in the House, 8 years in the Senate, and 8 years in the Executive branch. By 2008, he will also have 8 years in business. He understands how government works and he understands how government SHOULD work, and he understands how government CAN work.
He has the vision: he saw climate change coming before anyone else except the the most far-thinking of the experts. He truly is one of the fathers of the internet - long before any other pol he was getting government patronage and funding channeled into the areas that allowed it to be created, and he did it because he saw it's potential. He called for public financing for elections long before most other politicians, and warned that money was thwarting the will of the people for the desires of the moneyed interests. He continues to look FORWARD to find the answers for our current problems, and he's also looking for the new and emerging problems that will need to be solved. He's been ridiculed for his vision throughout his career - but he's been proved right, time and again.
He recognizes the dangers to our Constitution. He sees and understands the damage done by the current occupants. He knows that we must follow the rule of law on which our country is based.
He's spoken out about all these things. He warned us about Iraq, and opposed the invasion before any other politician. He's spoken about the danger from within to our democracy. Since 2000, he's regularly given policy speeches that have identified and addressed the issues and dangers we face. And he's correctly seen where we were going, and warned us of the consequences. He's been uncannily prescient.
He's been through the the Rovian grinder. He knows where he went wrong last time, and he's stronger for it. One of the few things he didn't see was one NONE of us saw - and that was election theft. But when Florida happened, he fought legally for as long as he could, and with very tepid support from his own party, against a united and rabid group of usurpers who were determined to take power at all costs. When the SCOTUS decision came down, he accepted it because there was no other legal choice. He knew that to continue the fight in Congress would have been futile; it would have split the country further, and could have destroyed the Democratic Party for a generation.

We have a unique opportunity in 2008, where fate and history offer the chance to elect the one person with the experience and vision we desperately need. It may well be our last chance. I pray to God we take it.