If the Democrats are successful in unseating the Bush junta come this November, history will doubtless have a kind word or two for Albert Gore, Jr. and the role he played as leader of the loyal opposition during the past four years when, in the wake of 9/11, the Democratic National Committee lost its collective spine. Bit by bit the Dems have been regaining their fighting spirit, in no small part thanks to individuals outside the official political process who had nothing to lose by speaking the truth. It was Al Gore who first raised vocal opposition to the War in Iraq - at the time he was derided by the American public as some kind of "sore loser", but I bet a lot of people who snickered then wish they hadn't been snookered into this idiotic war of choice with no end or honorable way out in sight.
In his latest fiery speech - where, o where was this passion during the 2000 Election, Al? - given yesterday before the American Constitution Society at the Georgetown University Law Center, he rips the Bush/Cheney (mal)administration for its continuing insistence on a link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda in spite of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. As Al points out, the Bushies have backed themselves into a corner on this one. The longer they assert that black is white, the more they look like idiots to an ever-increasing portion of the American public; but since admitting that they lied to get their war on would be tantamount to political suicide, they have no choice but to stick to their guns (and if they actually still believe their own lie, then they're just fools, and God help us all).
The whole speech is at Common Dreams Newscenter, titled "Democracy Itself is in Grave Danger". It's a shame we'll never get to know what kind of a President Al Gore would have been, but he has served his country nonetheless, perhaps more so than he ever could have as Commander-in-Chief.
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