re: #62 Sol Berdinowitz

I agree that they would have stomped on anyone who spoke up for it, but I found it pretentious of Al Gore to think he could put himself above politics and become an elder statesman overnight.

Are you aware that Al Gore’s environmentalism long precedes his political career? He became a hero of mine in the ’70s due to being the only politician in my experience as a then-government wildlife biologist to speak to these issues in a push back to assholes Watts and Reagan undermining the Interior Dept. conservation efforts and EPA. I believe his environmental interests probably largely informed his reasons for getting into politics so he could effect much needed change.