After Al Gore lost the 2000 election because he was boring, he gained 400 pounds and grew a beard. Then America and all the world loved him! He made a movie about how the Earth is melting, and then he won a Swedish Prize, and soon a back-room deal at the Democratic National Convention will make him our president again. That is, unless President Barack Obama decides to give him some sort of shadow government post as the Climate Change Czar. Rumors are already afoot! MORE »

Each year, the President of the United States hosts Nobel prize winners in the Oval Office, a tradition that made for a slightly uncomfortable meeting today between Bush and Al Gore. Is it just us, or do you think Gore just smelt what the President is grinning about having dealt? [Washington Post]

* By announcing his desire to be president, Fred Thompson expects it to just happen to him. Thus, he redefines the American Dream. [Wizbang Politics]
* One day, we will not ignore Joe Biden as we do today. [The Plank]
* When it comes to raising money, Mark Warner is no Ron Paul. [Election Central]
* Can killing yourself be considered an admission of guilt? [TPMmuckraker]
* Who would have guessed that Michelle Malkin is actually better looking in caricature? [Michelle Malkin]
* A Nobel Prize that will noticeably not be shit upon. [Redstate]