Jimmy Carter Endorses Al Gore for President

[Blue Belle]

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/02/carter_endorses.html

Carter Endorses Gore, Says Former Veep Can Win More Than Oscars

<SNIP> Carter told ABC News, "If Al should decide to run -- which I'm afraid he won't -- I would support Al Gore."

The former Democratic President asserted Gore could accomplish much more in the White House than he ever could as a private citizen, saying to Stephanopoulos, "His burning issue now is global warming and preventing it. He can do infinitely more to accomplish that goal as in the incumbent in the White House, than he can making even movies that get -- you know, that get Oscars."

<SNIP> Despite public pressure from Carter and others, the former President does not believe Gore will make a second bid for the White House saying, "I don't think he will. I've put so much pressure on Al to run that he's almost gotten aggravated with me."

<SNIP> Carter joked that Gore had offered to support him in 2008 and referred to Gore as "my favorite" in the interview, concluding, "I really have not expressed any public approval or endorsement or preference for any of the Democratic candidates except (Gore)."

The article notes that this interview will be on tomorrow's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"

Maybe Al will take Carter's advice, after all if any man knows what can and can't be accomplished both in and out of Presidential Office, It's Jimmy Carter.