Where's Al Gore When We Need Him?

[babsbunny]

http://www.alternet.org/environment/94974/

By Brent Budowsky, Consortium News. Posted August 14, 2008.

McCain is an environmental sellout. So why isn't Gore challenging him visibly, aggressively and and clearly?


Anyone can champion the Earth when it's easy, yet too many remain silent when it's hard.

The forces behind oil are taking charge in the great energy debate -- and the issue of global warming has virtually disappeared from the political campaign, with barely a word from its strongest advocate.

I have supported Al Gore for a generation but am profoundly troubled by his silence and absence from the great debate during this election year.

Gore did not run for President; Gore did not endorse when it mattered; Gore did not push his issues during the primaries; Gore did not challenge the phony gas tax holiday idea; Gore does not challenge the Mother Earth of all flip-flops and sellouts from John McCain, who went from pretending to be a global warming leader to being the great shill for oil company profits.

John McCain is a second-tier Teddy Roosevelt impersonator with zero in common with TR's championing of the environment, trust-busting attacks on corporate abuses, regulation to prevent children from being poisoned by bad food, and the rights of American workers.

[NightWatcher]

1. Money trumps peace, sometimes. He's making money for his "green" venture capital company

[dflprincess]

2. Perhaps he's been told to be quiet for now to keep the spotlight on Obama?

It certainly might have been problematic for him to get too active during the primary season (especially early on) when there were those of us hoping he might jump in.

[Cosmocat]

3. IMO ...

Big Al has an aversion to taking on the Clinton's ...

I think he WOULD have run for president had Hill not been in the race ...

[Phx_Dem]

4. Gore has grace and dignity.

He's allowing the nominee to have the spotlight while the election process to plays out without trying to butt in and make it all about him. That's why we love him.