Pussy

It's a cliche, but it's true: this is a race for the Democratic Party to lose. And if there's anyone I trust to lose an election, it's the Democrats.

Here's another way they could do that: nominate Al Gore.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, he won the popular vote in 2000. He may (or may not) have won the electoral college vote. But he lost the election.

Why? Not because of the Supreme Court or Ralph Nader or black box voting machines or whatever other boogeyman conspiracy you'd like to dream up. (Although, sure, those probably helped.) He lost the election because he's fucking Al Gore.

Why the hell did he nominate Joseph Lieberman as his running mate? Why didn't he invite Bill along on the campaign trail? (Note to Gore's strategists circa 2000: Bill still draws bigger crowds than his wife does.) Until someone can give me an answer to these questions that doesn't amount to, "Gore is a pussy who let the media bully him," I'm going to continue calling him precisely that.

How can you be the Vice President to one of the most popular and loved presidents in recent memory and still lose to an Andover frat boy? Only Al Gore can work magic like that.

He made a decent Powerpoint presentation, but I hate to break it to ya, Al: Have you been reading the news lately?--Global Warming is the least of our political concerns.

And finally, is the Democratic party so devoid of talent that we haven't found anyone more qualified in the last eight years than Gore?