I like Kornacki's ending:
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Mr. Gore truly has wanted to be President since his youth.

Now he has a reason. Can he resist?
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(But I am not sure "breathless" is the way I would describe the style of the piece.)

And I like DR's ending, too.  In fact, it is in accord with the observation of Karl Rove, of all people, who, no matter what one thinks of him and of the cause that he has assumed, nevertheless is worth listening to on political dynamics.  He is said to have said that in this race, when stars are emerging almost a year before primary voters actually begin to vote, it is probable that they will come to seem less interesting and exciting as time passes.

FYI, I just received a fund-raising letter from Barack Obama.  The pictures of him are so cute.  Of course I have no ready cash to send him, nor am I prepared just yet to be a volunteer in his campaign.  Still, he is impressive.  There is no doubt he is very talented.  It is not impossible that he may only get more dazzling, as the year progresses.

And boyfriend John Edwards may get better and better too.

But I have a hard time imagining Hillary as getting better.  Hopefully she will surprise me.  But that would be a big surprise indeed.  Apparently, her style is to get deeper and more entrenched, not to do anything new, exciting and reformative.  What is so difficult for her, that she cannot say to questioners in New Hampshire that her 2002 vote for authorization of the invasion of Iraq was a mistake?

Anyway, September sounds just right for Al Gore to announce.  And if he does, our own poor DR should not continue to wring his hands too painfully hard.  Interviews, and the intuition of interviewers, count for a lot, to be sure; but surprises are always in store.  Consider all that has happened since George W. Bush had his first meeting, a kind of interview, with Vladimir Putin, and "looked into his soul": surprises galore.

Chickens are our cousins! So are other sensitive animals! Enough is enough! No more factory farms!

Although he's clearly the most qualified (non-candidate) candidate we've got, I don't really want Gore to run. Presidents have to get really dirty to get elected, then once they're in power they've got to pay back all of the bastards that financed their campaigns by doing somewhat evil things.

I don't want Gore to turn into one of those president guys. And I think he'll have a continually positive effect on our country if he stays a-political.

It would be nice to see someone with real grassroots support get nominated, though. What a refresher that would be.