Consider Gore, Al. For a guy who was never president, he’s incredibly well known for a great many things. Which one will rise to the top and be his final 1-line epitaph? Some possibilities include:
– 1/2 of the fiery young Clinton-Gore presidential team for 8 years who drove the “Reinventing Government” initiative to cut waste and red tape in Washington, DC
– Inventing the Internet (and making us capitalize “Internet”)
– “Inventing” the Global Warming issue (or the GW myth if you’re skeptical), and winning the Nobel Prize for it
– Losing his home state of Tenessee (with 11 Electoral votes) in a presidential election he lost by 5 Electoral votes
– The icky, creepy on-stage, on-air erotic kisser of Tipper “Parental Advisory record labels” Gore
– Hanging chads and the most controversial election result in generations
– Co-founder of “Current TV” network (with Joel Hyatt)
…Or will Mr. Gore just be best remembered for being a hilarious “head-in-a-jar” (a preachy, boring one at that) on the animated TV show Futurama?
So, will Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. best be remembered for something “positive” or something “negative?”
There’s a saying from an Australian philanthropist, lifesaver and pubbuilder known as Sheepshagger John which may help you predict the answer, “You know, a man can do a thousand great things, but if you “shag” one lousy sheep…”– (5) (7)
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