Today, Al Gore endorsed Barack Obama for president.

I know. I couldn’t believe it either. I mean, was he sure? Had he thoroughly vetted the field, now that it was down to one Democrat?

Why make this decision so early? Surely he could have waited until, well, November 1st. Or even early evening on November 2nd. This election is four and a half months from now, and as we hear constantly from the same people writing the hagiography of Tim Russert, even 20 minutes is “a lifetime” in politics.

I realize that Gore probably was never going to endorse Ralph Nader, given their checkered history. (In 2000, Gore denied Nader the presidency by 270 electoral votes.) Had he not been so hasty, Gore could have taken a second look at, oh, Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate. But now he’s made this risky endorsement of Barack Obama — completely contrary to the expressed desires of every non-Democrat in the country, I might add. I just hope that he’s made the right endorsement, and at the right time.

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