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Lott's apparent nostalgia for the days of Jim Crow segregation was denounced as "fundamentally racist" by former Vice President Al Gore. In a terse written statement, Lott apologized to "anybody who was offended" by his "poor choice of words." But the Washington Post reported that Lott had used almost identical words in praise of Thurmond's segregationist campaign during comments in Mississippi in 1980. A slip of the lip suddenly looked like a pattern and opened a public exhumation of Lott's long record of votes and statements hostile to the civil rights movement...
...Gore is back in the spotlight, although perhaps not in the way he'd once imagined. Ending months of speculation, the former Vice President and erstwhile presidential candidate appeared on "60 Minutes" Sunday night to announce he would not seek his party's nomination in 2004. With Gore and his baggage out of the picture, the race for Democratic Party nomination lost any hint of gallantry. No longer required to stand by while Gore either claimed or abandoned his spot on the ticket, the Democrats' abundant field of hopefuls expanded further to include a broad political spectrum, from conservative (Connecticut...
...decision not to run, Gore says, took shape over many weeks and months, taking into account several factors, not the least of which was the last campaign's toll on his personal life. Then there were the political considerations: many, including Gore himself, insist the only way the Democrats - and the rest of the country - can escape the memory of the 2000 election is by crafting an entirely fresh ticket. And there are Democrats to whom the idea of bringing Gore back for another round was tantamount to surrender to a Bush reelection drive...
...Meanwhile, as the two-time presidential candidate is still flicking the settling dust from his shoes, those who would replace Gore are lining up to ask for his endorsement. Ironically, the man who was seen as a long shot to beat Bush is being held up as the "get" of the pre-election warm-up. Lieberman, Kerry and North Carolina's John Edwards have each asked Gore for his support, and he has gone out of his way to heap praise on Tom Daschle and Dick Gephardt, both of whom are also entertaining the idea of running. Who will Gore...
...Gore, who says he decided against running for the collective benefit of the country, his party and his family, experiencing a few pangs of regret? Perhaps, but to his credit, you'd never know it to watch his almost jovial exchanges with the press this week. After carrying the burden and the stigma of the 2000 election for more than two years, Gore looks like a man who finally has other, infinitely more important things to worry about...