One More Notch on Gore's "Belt of Accomplishments"
Try as they might, the WashPost's Fact Checker couldn't find any real evidence that Al Gore (who won the Nobel Peace Prize today) exaggerated information in his movie...at this time. And considering the amount of Pinocchios they've been given out lately, that's a good sign.
The way I see it: there are soft trends and hard trends when it comes to predicting anything. So far, I don't see any evidence that Gore is basing his assertions on soft trends; it's just not his nature. This is a man who practically lives by facts and figures. The better question is whether Gore's sources are reliable (though it seems that people would rather attack the messenger than the source of the message, for obvious political reasons). But just like some would say about President Bush, I believe that Gore believes that what's he's explaining and detailing is honest and accurate. He deserves this award.
It still doesn't mean that Al Gore is going to run for President in 2008, though.
The way I see it: there are soft trends and hard trends when it comes to predicting anything. So far, I don't see any evidence that Gore is basing his assertions on soft trends; it's just not his nature. This is a man who practically lives by facts and figures. The better question is whether Gore's sources are reliable (though it seems that people would rather attack the messenger than the source of the message, for obvious political reasons). But just like some would say about President Bush, I believe that Gore believes that what's he's explaining and detailing is honest and accurate. He deserves this award.
It still doesn't mean that Al Gore is going to run for President in 2008, though.
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