Comments on: Al Gore’s Evolution on Same-Sex Marriage

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 13:14:10 +0000

Gore just may be the Howard Dean of 2008

Not in the netroots kind of way, but in the “Revolutionary model for the next phase of Democrats, which will be picked up in part by many, in whole by some, lose several elections around the country, and change the party for the better” way. You can certainly tie a lot into the environment. Hell, if we can get free of foreign energy we can pretty much stop all the imperialism. Then we don’t have to worry about terrorists.

And when energy is “free” in the sense that it costs less than itself and can make more of itself (with help from the sun and other forces) there’s virtually no limit to what the economy can produce. I mean it sounds pretty good and I hope a lot of people listen to him. My money’s on Warner/Feingold; great with the netroots, great with rural voters. Warner can run an administration (and turn around a deficit in an unfriendly legislature) like nobody’s business and Feingold is the kind of man I want breaking ties in the Senate or (God forbid) exercising his constitutional duties under the 25th amendment.

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By: Mui

Mui — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:43:52 +0000

Obamaâ€™s stock was way high for me, but lately heâ€™s been doing some head-scratcher moves, including siding with Lieberman, if I remember correctly.
Yeah! As a person from CT, I am not going to forget too easily that Obama basically chastised the booers, no matter how indirectly , with one of his statements at that bag some bucks dinner.

By: Mui

Mui — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:33:47 +0000

I would love to see gay couples be able to marry but I also know that a substantial portion of the population is NEVER going to support gay marriage under any circumstances.
You can’t be talking about the highly populated Northeast. I have two daddies or two mommies children’s books are more and more popular I think. Al Gore is going in the right direction if he is supporting same-sex marriage. The public and I also predict that other state legislatures have been leaning in that direction for awhile. Its damn oppressive for politicians to think they can stem the tide of public opinion. The church? I mean what gives some denomninations the right to think they have a “higher moral ground” than say the Episcopalians on this matter.

By: PAJulie

PAJulie — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:24:25 +0000

ZenNurse is askin’ where are the Feigold supporters? Right here!! (waving furiously!)

I love Al Gore, a leader all the way. And if he can stay authentic, he’s got a fighting chance. But I’d prefer a fresh face.

Conventional wisdom is out the window in this political climate. I want the [i]right[/i] person - not who will be “electable” as deemed by the consultants. For me, it’s the dark horse named Russ Feingold. When you see him grilled by the easily RW-spun media, he’s a sight to behold.

Gore/Feingold would be sweet. But I’d prefer Feingold/Clark.

I agree OrangeJumpsuit - Gore is the Paul Revere for global warming and would be so good in the right position.

By: undeniable liberal

undeniable liberal — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:00:40 +0000

He certainly isn’ tiptoeing. Maybe, just maybe i can get excited about ‘08

By: David Ehrenstein

David Ehrenstein — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:52:22 +0000

TA-DAH!!!!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:40:16 +0000

Gore all the way!
He demonstrated he can win.
He’s back from the desert.
He was against the Iraq invasion.
He owns the enviornment issue.
He has a passion for Constitutional freedoms.
I could go on…
I almost forgot, He invented the Internet. :)

By: Pam Spaulding

Pam Spaulding — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:00:43 +0000

sHillary gets blasted regularly over at my pad. No flipping way in ‘08:

sHillary Blend Hall of Shame posts…* sHillary running from her Wal-Mart ties* On Hackett, Hillary, & So-Called Moderates - COWABUNGA!* NY gay rights group blasts sHillary* The sHillary backlash continues* Fallout from leaked Empire State Pride Agenda memo* Another reality check for sHillary* Rove in ‘Strategery’: sHillary will lose* Bag Hillary; this is ridiculous* We had to destroy this party in order to save it* What is wrong with Americans?* Hillary continues image building with more wingnut bootlicking* Molly Ivins has had enough of the D.C. Dems too

By: That American Chap

That American Chap — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:49:18 +0000

Re Hillary: It isn’t that she signed on to Iraq that has torn up her future possibilities, it’s the fact that she’s pressing so hard for war with IRAN! The first you might be able to write off as political practicalism but the latter has no excuse. I can only assume that she’s pandering to the Jewish lobby (yeah, there is one) rather than looking at the big picture. Big mistake. Before all of this bullshit happened, I would’ve voted for her in an eyeblink…and now? Frankly, I don’t think she’ll ever be able to rehabilitate herself enough to be a supportable candidate. Geez, is Bartcop still closing his eyes to all of this shit in order to keep backing her?