Leave Al Gore Alone, He's Busy Making Temperatures Go Down

Al Gore is the only big establishment Democrat of any import to withhold his endorsement at this point. That's because he's not a big establishment Democrat, actually -- he is a veritable Jesus, and he's above this "Politics." How many Nobels has "Politics" won? Exactly. Some thought the Kennedys' adoption of Barry Obama would give Gore what he needed to endorse him as well, but his advisers say he genuinely does not care about endorsing anyone. Oh, Al, what do you have to lose? That early endorsement of Howard Dean in 2004 wasn't embarrassing at all. [ Marc Ambinder ]