Al Gore in 2008

Since 1988, I've been convinced that no American has prepared better to be this nation's leader than Al Gore. He tried twice. Twice elected vice president and once elected president, he has learned the lessons necessary to clinch the deal.

For the record, this writer endorses Al Gore for president in 2008. He'll certainly be better than Speaker of the House Denny Hastert, who stands a remarkable chance of becoming president before another year is out. Now let's try to figure out who would make the best running mate on the Democratic ticket. I earnestly believe that Gore can define the Democratic Party in much the way that Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Franklin Roosevelt once did.