I've raised three kids. I'm a lawyer. I've written books on the Constitution.

I think that the presidency really brings out the best in a lot of people.

The biggest problem is people are afraid of poetry, think they can't understand it or that it will be boring.

In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.

We need a President who is not afraid of complexity, who believes in an open and tolerant society, and who knows that the world can be made new again - and that President is Al Gore.

The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing.

To the extent that we are all educated and informed, we will be more equipped to deal with the gut issues that tend to divide us.