Al Gore, the bore, at it again.

According to a developing Drudg Report Story, Al Gore in a speech on Thursday, "will also urge the broadcast media to further resist Administration efforts to manipulate and intimidate them, to fearlessly report the fact that there is no Al Qaeda/Saddam collaborative relationship, as the 9/11 Commission staff report has concluded."

What? Intelligence during his own tenure as VP, officially documented, claims otherwise. There is absolute proof that Al Qaeda, even Bin Laden himself, met with the Iraqi diplomats. Al Qaeda exists only as terrorist organization, if they weren't discussing terrorism, what were the discussing? The fact is we just don't know, but it seems pretty obvious they weren't discussing humanitarianism.

Additionally, George Bush didn't create 911, and the current Iraq war wouldn't exist without 911. The 911 plan was in place and moving forward during the reign of Al Gore's boss. These terrorists declared war on the U.S. long before the Bush Administration. Further, during the Clinton/Gore years what was done to make the Middle East better? What was done to prevent the kinds of anger and hate that caused the planning and execution of 911?

Clinton and Gore ruled during the Internet boom, a time of great domestic stability and wealth, yet in the Middle East we were hated more and more. Where was the diplomacy then? The Art of War is preventing War, and the Clinton/Gore Administration failed, horribly.

When it comes to Iraq and terrorism, the Democrats have no more moral authority than Republicans. During one of the biggest economic booms in U.S. history, what was ultimately accomplished by the Clinton/Gore Administration? Did the world become a better place,did the US become a safer place? No, Al Qaeda and Middle East frustration regarding the U.S. position on Palestine resulted in 911.

Of course, in hindsight how could Clinton/Gore know what was coming? It's obvious that the Intelligence community wasn't very intelligent, just as we are finding out in Iraq. If Iraq is a political issue, it's an issue that demonstrates the current ineffectiveness of the current American political system. Both parties have lost moral authority not only with the world, but with 50% of the American population.

The blame game is the losers game. This country needs leaders, not finger-pointers. In reality only about 20% of the American population truly endorses either party. Neither party speaks for the people, only for themselves.

The only thing that is going to change this is citizen participation. Only significantly increased voter participation can put a kink in the political machine. So, get out and vote. If your excuse is I don't like Bush or Kerry, or either party, then vote for Nader, or write somebody in. Just prove you care and that you are watching.