'We can reclaim control of our destiny,' Al Gore says of climate change | The former vice president found hope in the possibility that humans have the tools to repair the planet. - eviltoast
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    11 months ago

    He ran for president. His talking points were listening to scientists and not spending the budget surplus gained in the Clinton years when Al was vice president.

    He won the popular vote, lost Florida which was governed by Dubbya’s brother and we got Dubbya in the white house.

    Over the next few years we got the SUV, Iraq war and warrantless wiretapping of US citizens. Climate scientists were labeled the enemy, EPA was turned into a joke and Haliburton and Petro comanies were doing better than they ever dreamed.