The Gore Speech

Wow. I can't help and watch that guy and wonder what would have happened if he had ran for President instead of that other guy. He seemed funny and likeable... almost able to pass the "have a beer with him" test. I hope they are all like this.

Here's the text.

*UPDATE* Even the Guys at the New Republic seemed to like it. I'm not sure why this is my bar to set, but it is, so this was surprising to read.

If Al Gore had matched his pitch to the moment as perfectly in 2000 as he did tonight, he would be running for reelection today. Everyone had wondered which Al Gore would show up: the New Democrat of his Senate career, the populist of convention 2000, the gracious statesman of the December 2000 concession speech, or the bitter left-winger of 2003. We got a little bit of all of the above, in a pretty effective combination.