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Carville Touts a Convenient VP

Nobel-winner would signal US is getting serious about energy policy, says he

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 12, 2008 6:22 AM CDT

(Newser) – Democratic strategist James Carville thinks Barack Obama should consider someone with a little experience for the vice presidency: like, say, former VP Al Gore. Carville told CNN that choosing the Nobel Peace Prize-winner would drive home the message that America is serious about a new energy policy. A third term would make Gore the longest-serving veep in history, but he's said he'll only run for top spot.

"If I were (Obama), I would ask Al Gore to serve as his vice president, his energy czar, in his administration to reduce our consumption and reliance on foreign energy sources," the former Clinton aide said. “That would send a signal to the world, to American people, to Congress, to everybody, that America's getting serious about this horrendous problem that we face.”

In this file photo originally provided by Paramount Pictures Classics, Al Gore is shown in a scene from his documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
In this file photo originally provided by Paramount Pictures Classics, Al Gore is shown in a scene from his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."   (AP Photo/Paramount Classics )
In this file photo originally provided by Paramount Pictures Classics, Al Gore is shown in a scene from his documentary An Inconvenient Truth.  Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli says operatic treatment of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth will help people see the world's environmental predicament from a fresh point of view....
In this file photo originally provided by Paramount Pictures Classics, Al Gore is shown in a scene from his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." Italian composer Giorgio Battistelli says operatic treatment...   (AP Photo/Paramount Classics, Eric Lee)
Former US vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, May 20, 2008.
Former US vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, May 20, 2008.   (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Barack Obama speaks to the media, Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
Barack Obama speaks to the media, Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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