Al Gore in 2008

I can already hear people, "Dude, Al Gore was so 2000. He got beat." "Get over it. He lost, now move on." Well, for those people, predictably, I will say that a) Al Gore received a million more votes than the current president, b) if all of Florida was recounted, Al Gore would have carried the state, and c) I am over it-I'm looking forward to 2008.

I thought Gore should have ran in '04. But I understand why he didn't. He was busy teaching at Columbia, starting the viewer-based news channel Current TV, and was giving countless speeches not only about the state of the nation, but the state of the world.

Now, I'm not pulling Gore's name out of my butt. His name has been popping up in the media here and there.

U.S. News & World Report has mentioned rumors of a Gore comeback.

They See Al Gore by a Nose in 2008
Is Al Gore coming back? If allies we talked to have their way, the former veep will be the next president. "It's Gore Time," says a political strategist and fundraiser who is opening a bid to get Gore into the race.

It was also mentioned last night on CNN's "The Situation Room." Of course his name wasn't mentioned without some scoffing by the folks at the unbiased CNN. In a report about the Hollywood primary, Gore's name came up. Hollywood producer Lawrence Bender said this about Gore: "He's great on all the issues. He's - he's - and he's passionate. He's funny. He's grounded."

There is even a Web site that is pushing a Gore candidacy.

Gore got screwed by the media and a few unfounded myths, such as the "I invented the Internet" claim last time. But despite these issues, and a poorly run campaign, I believe Al Gore would've been one of the best presidents of our generation. He was tough on terrorism - ask Richard Clarke. Al Gore took a major role when the United States sent troops to Bosnia and Kosovo to stop the genocide that was taking place there. These became two of the most successful, albeit late, military campaigns in U.S. history. Finally, just using Current TV as an example, Gore has continually pushed for a free and diverse media - something this country is in dire need of.

See his movie. It might make you realize how big of an issue global warming is and how it will continually increase until we take some dramatic steps. Al Gore in 2008.