Yellow Dog

I remember having conversations with Republicans during the 2000 election who thought that Gore was "too extreme" on his environmental policies. Little did they know that the right-wing extremists they elected to office would turn back decades of environmental regulations to appease their big business contributors.

At least Gore is out there spreading the truth about global warming while Bush still resides in his bubble. In the years since the 2000 campaign, Gore "has been a steady critic of specific Bush administration policies. He opposed the war on Iraq at a time when most prominent Democrats were supporting it, and more recently spoke out against what he called "a gross and excessive power grab" by the administration over phone tapping."

It's interesting to consider where we might be today had the Supreme Court not handed the presidency to Bush--no war, cleaner air, a balanced budget, a surplus to use on things like renewable energy or universal healthcare. Instead, we're stuck with a renegade band of right-wing extremists for 3 more years. God help us.

Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Gore: Bush is 'renegade rightwing extremist'