It’s been awhile since I last posted, mostly because this summer has actually been pretty busy. I had an internship in LA with a talent agency. Since then I’ve been bombarded with two questions 1) Did you see anybody famous? (Yes) and 2) Is it like “Entourage?” (Yes and No). And now I’m back in Dallas working for a book agent and doing research for a writer.

In other words, I’m doing absolutely nothing that has to do with politics or progressivism. In the traditional sense. Lately I’ve been thinking about whether or not politics is the best way to promote progressivism or good old-fashioned liberal ideas. We live in a country where more people can identity Paris Hilton than Nancy Pelosi. It’s a scary truth that perhaps those politically-minded should be mindful of.

I’ve been a lifelong Democrat and a liberal my entire life. I like politics but after last summer when I had an internship in D.C, I realized this is not a lifestyle I could ever adjust to. And this is where Al Gore comes into the picture. As we all know Al Gore was basically bred to be a politician: the son of a senator who went to Harvard who eventually ended up in The Capital. But’s let’s face it folks he was a really bad politician (and he admits it to).  

Al Gore lost the 2000 election (or “lost” if you want to be technical about it) and gained a lot of weight and than lost a lot of weight. And somewhere between his elliptical forays he began making some slides and touring around the country showing how our environment is destructing: the polar ice caps are melting, the oceans are rising, and one day we’re going to lose Florida – something Gore knows a lot about. [OK – that’s courtesy of Bill Maher]

And somehow Gore graced the cover of “Entertainment Weekly,” won and Oscar, and ignited what I like to call “conservatism lite.” Sure I’m not saving the rain forest by traveling to the Amazon and planting what ever sort of trees grow there, but I’ve started recycling and my family now turns off the lights more frequently. They’re small steps but those are the very steps that matter in the end.

So maybe Al Gore did lose, but ended up winning in the end. And while Live Earth wasn’t the major concert success it was supposed to be, there were a damn large amount of people watching Fergie declare she’s going to get rid of her Hummer.

I’m not saying politics is a bad thing. Oh no, quite the contrary. But it’s for such a narrow group of people. Al Gore isn’t one of those people. Neither is Michael Moore. Or Morgan Spurlock. The list goes on with people who have accomplished so much progressivism without having to step foot in the swampland of D.C.