Albert Gore, Kingmaker?

So the Nobel committee has seen fit to select Gore and the IPCC as winners of this year’s peace prize. And the question in minds ‘cross the land is: will he run?
Probably not.
He doesn’t really seem to want it badly enough to go through the hell that is a 2008 Presidential campaign. (Which is probably a good indication of his sanity) But he now has the ability to, if he choses to do so, exert heavy influence on the primary process. Gore’s prestige among democratic primary voters is probably now greater than that of any other individual, save JFK brought back from the grave. An endorsement of Hillary Clinton would probably mean the effective end to the contest. Throwing his weight behind Obama would effectively turn this contest into a two-way race. The question is, would he? Most likely not just yet. No one has quite forgotten his 2004 Dean endorsement. I doubt he wants a replay of that situation. At the same time though, my guess is that what Gore cares most about nowadays is the environment. If he feels that he ought to endorse a candidate for the sake of the planet, then so he shall. He’s a post-politician now. I think Gore was in the belly of the beast for so long that he’s realized that sometimes, just doing what’s right isn’t a bad idea.