Al and Dave

Did anyone else watch Al Gore on the Letterman show tonight?

Dave gave him three full segments, and they talked about the Iraq War, the Cuban Korean Missile Crisis, the environment, and whether he's going to run for president (no).

And, yes, I readily admit I am biased, but nonetheless, he was great. Any progressive would have been proud to watch him speak so eloquently on the giant, stinking mess that is our foreign policy, and speak so passionately about his campaign to raise awareness about global warming.

Al says he's campaigning right now, not for the presidency, but to change the conventional wisdom about global warming in America, to push the issue past the tipping point to a place where a candidate of either party must make addressing global warming a primary concern, because the American people demand it. And you know what? I liked hearing that. Even as my 15-year wish to have Al Gore be my president slowly slips further away each time he says it, I still like hearing it. It's nice to hear a true patriot and humanitarian speak from his heart, trying to inspire and engage. We could use a few more men-and-women-who-might-never-be-president like Al Gore.