GORE SPEECH, MY TAKE

I got this email from my Mom earlier today asking me why I hadn't blogged on Gore's big speech. I've been absolutely swamped with stuff to blog on (as well as things going on in my own life) so I haven't had time before today to even listen to the thing. I did, however, listen to it. I'd like to sit down and quip to the thing, but it's so huge, I may break it up into a several part series. See, my take on Gore, in general, is that he's a puss. The dude narrowly "loses" in 2000 and gives up the ghost long before the 2004 race even begins. He explained that he felt the Democrat candidate should have a good chance of beating Bush.

What a fool--Kerry? Kerry has a better chance than Gore? Never would I concede to that. Gore lost his chance to do a rematch and as a result I tend to shrug at anything he says because it is coming from a man who has little-to-nothing to lose and has little-to-no direct power to change things.

That said, I will say this about his big-ass speech this past weekend: It sure would have been nice to see this Gore back in 2000. Maybe he could have gotten the few hundred votes he needed to push back Bush's hair's breadth "lead."

Just a quick FYI regarding my opinion of the 2000 election for anyone who doesn't know it already. I don't think Gore won in 2000. I don't think Bush won, either. I definitely don't think the American people won. Why? Because what happened in 2000 was about as far from a proper election as possible. Ultimately, I don't care who really won in 2000. I just think it would be nice to know for sure. Same goes for 2004. Ohio was a mess and the partisan Republicans bulldozed any attempt to investigate. These assholes think being a politician is a game. It's not.

Anyway, so I'll be quipping to Gore's speech over the next week. I'll start tomorrow. Hopefully, I'll keep it daily, but my schedule is insane right now so I can't promise anything.

Finally, I'd just like to apologize to my Mom who says she reads my blog almost every day, for which I am grateful. Why apologize? First off, my reply email to her earlier today was a little on the rude side and also, I know she's not entirely keen on the swear words, so I'd like to apologize for offending her "delicate sensibilities" ;) Just kidding, Mom.

Now, if I could just get the rest of my parental units to read my blog! I do have three more who must think reading my blog isn't really supporting me and what I love to do, when, really, it totally is.

Oh well...