Well, some white men can jump, but Al Gore hasn't been north of 1-2 inches in many years. Imagine the additional CO2 produced in hauling that girth.

I'll say this though, most of his political positions are almost identical to those of Obama, and he clearly passes the "experience" test that causes some to pull away from Obama. If people really want Obama's policies rather than the image of Obama and what he represents, Gore would be a good answer.

Still, I think he missed his chance and would subvert the structure of the primaries if he were to try to force his way in as a Democrat now.

I ran a blind test with my wife last night. We took one of those comparison positions tables, and I gave her each candidates positions without naming the candidates. She picked one "best" position for each, and Obama won by one point. I had McCain, but only by one point. In reading the positions, I feel that a lot of folks delving deep into Obama's positions would find him more left-leaning than they think. That's good or bad depending on your point of view. But it seems to me that a lot of Obama's momentum right now is more closely related to who people want Obama to be or to some ideal they have in their mind. I wonder if an actual Obama presidency would (or even could) live up to that.

I find myself, in an emotional sense, wanting Obama to win. I do think it would send an interesting message.

Does any of that make sense?