Al Gore says No to Presidential Race

Al Gore says No to Presidential Race
Presidential bid not in the cards, Gore says

Sarah Gilman - Aspen Daily News Staff Writer

Wed 07/18/2007 10:01PM MSTWith the parade of 2008 presidential hopefuls reaching a circus furor, many are wondering whether former Vice President Al Gore plans to throw his own hat into the ring. That was certainly the hot question for business luminary John Doerr as he interviewed Gore at the Benedict Music Tent in Aspen Wednesday. Turns out the answer is a rather roundabout, but firm, "no." The future president of the United States may have the power and political sway necessary to tackle global climate troubles, Gore explained, but much of the real change is going to have to come from the bottom up. As vice president in the early 1990s, Gore said he saw just how difficult it was to sway Congress to accept such revolutionary changes as carbon caps and taxes, in large part because they felt such measures went farther than constituents would want them to go. "I understand from firsthand experience - the limits of change must be addressed," he said. "I feel that is the best use of my powers." Between the recent Live Earth concerts, engagements to give his "Inconvenient Truth" global-warming slideshow, and teaching 1,400 people around the world how to give the same show, "I'm engaged in a different kind of campaign," Gore continued, "trying to bring about a change in thinking, awareness, and consciousness worldwide." "It feels like the right thing to be doing," he noted. sarah@aspendailynews.com


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