Gore '08!

Gore campaign team assembles in secret :

Friends of Al Gore have secretly started assembling a campaign team in preparation for the former American vice-president to make a fresh bid for the White House.

Al Gore is third favourite for the Democratic nomination

Two members of Mr Gore's staff from his unsuccessful attempt in 2000 say they have been approached to see if they would be available to work with him again.

Of course, as Clinton advisor "Democratic strategist" reminds us, Al is fat:

"I wouldn't be surprised if he lost 15lb or so," said Mr Carville. "And I think if people thought he could get us out of the mess we're in with Iraq, they wouldn't care how fat he is."

Either way, rumors of Gore running again need to be taken with a huge grain of salt. But my early inclination for the '08 ticket would be:

Gore/The-Other-Guy-With-A-Long-Last-Name '08. This time we do it right! [Yes, I know that Bill isn't so progressive and he's got some other problems as well].