| Obama Endorses Gore For His Cabinet |
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| Written by Charlie Lawton | |
| Thursday, 03 April 2008 | |
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We've been expecting Al Gore to sweep out of left field and announce a presidential candidacy ever since the primaries got underway, but so far no dice (though we give a high-five to Grist for their awesome April Fool's post -- we fell for it). Anyway, the Nobel-winning ex-Veep says he's not interested in running for the presidency again, and not interested in government in general. We might get the next best thing, though: Barack Obama has emphatically stated that he wants to call on Gore to fill a cabinet-level post to help deal with climate change. At a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania, a supporter asked Obama yesterday if he'd pursue Gore's involvement. The answer? "I would. Not only will I, but I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this problem. He's somebody I talk to on a regular basis. I'm already consulting with him in terms of these issues, but climate change is real. It is something we have to deal with now, not 10 years from now, not 20 years from now." While political strategists dismiss the possibility of Gore serving under Obama -- and it's unlikely that any president is going to create a cabinet-level Secretary of Climate Change position -- we wonder what would happen if Obama offered Gore the position of, say, Secretary of State. That might be a hard one to turn down, especially given the even larger platform it would give Gore to work internationally on climate change solutions. Since leaving the Clinton White House, Gore has shed his formerly passionless, dry political persona for a surprisingly fiery career in advocacy and public education on global warming. We think it'd be pretty interesting if he brought that fire to a new administration -- and lit it under the butts of policymakers and lawmakers who are currently more interested in stonewalling and repaying their campaign debts. Gore, however, has indicated no interest in rejoining government, and has lately masterminded a series of TV and internet spots that aim to increase public awareness of climate change.
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  written by Rob Howard, April 04, 2008
my money's on Gore as ambassador to China if Obama or Hillary wins.
written by Samantha Hulkower, April 04, 2008
I know some people in the EPA who don't think Gore is the greatest thing since carbon sequestering sliced bread. In fact, they are concerned that he might indeed have some sort of cabinet-type important decision where he can affect regulations. Personally, I think he's got some okay ideas, just sharing some gossip.
written by JT, April 06, 2008
Well I think the obvious concern would be that Gore is simply the most well-known advocate of climate change, certainly not the most knowledgeable or qualified. However, for much of his career, Gore has fought to make climate change an important issue for the US government and the global community. Even if he's not the foremost Environmental Protection expert, he does have more political capital than anybody for getting the government to finally take a stand against global warming. The way I see it, it would probably be a bit of a trade-off.
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Yeah, OK, we can be the change that we want to see in the world. But unless powerful people in powerful positions want to be that change as well, nothing's going to change.
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