Presidential contender Barak Obama will recruit former Vice President Al Gore to help tackle global warming in a potential Obama administration, according to an April 2 AP report carried in the Huffington Post.
This may be good news for many voters concerned about the environment who have paused quietly on the sidelines throughout the current campaign with the polite demurer, “My candidate isn’t running.”
In the report by Devlin Barrett, Obama is quoted as stating that he will make a commitment that Gore–who won a Nobel Prize last year for his environmental efforts– “will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this problem.” Senator Obama reportedly did not mention a specific job post for the former Vice President, but reportedly characterized climate change is “something we have to deal with now…” Hey, it’s about time!
Has Vice President Gore agreed to this? What job might he accept? Does this mean an endorsement is forthcoming?
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1 Nancy Webb // Apr 3, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Even though Al Gore was cheated of the presidency, he still has a lot to give to this country and the world. Think he might be our vice president? After that, who knows? Although somehow I doubt he’ll want to have that same job yet again.
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