"Elections Matter"

In a stirring speech tonight in Detroit, former Vice President Al Gore endorsed Barack Obama, saying

"If you think the next appointments to our Supreme Court are important, you know that elections matter. If you live in the city of New Orleans, you know elections matter...If you're a wounded veteran, you know elections matter. If you lost your job, if you're struggling with your mortgage, you know elections matter. If you care about a clean environment, if you want a government that protects you instead of special interests, you know elections matter..."

We can't help but think of what might have been had this man instead of Dumbya been elected in 2000 by the Supreme Court, and we can't think of a better clarion call for Americans in the upcoming election.