Not everybody is meant to be the President of the United States. Al Gore was robbed in 2000 and it was a crushing defeat to his supporters, myself included. I loved Al Gore and still do. It hurt for a long time that he all but vanished from the scene for years. Still, he's someone I admire greatly. As hard as it is to admit this, because I truly think of Al Gore as a great American, I don't think he is meant to be President. Seeing him with his beard and wearing tweeds, I saw another aspect of Al Gore that was all but buried during his years as VP. He's not a politician at heart. He's the consummate advocate, an educator and an activist. I don't think he'd be happy or shine as brightly as President.

I never thought his speaking style was electrifying. He was more about truth and honor and being straight-forward than he was about being entertaining. There was an earnestness is his speeches that appealed to me and still does. That said, I do have him on tape narrating "Earth in the Balance" and listening to his voice puts me asleep every single time I play it. But I continue to play it nonetheless.

Now that people are pitting two heroes of mine against each other, I have had to think hard and to consider which man would be the one I would choose to be my President. That man is John Kerry. He was born to be President. He didn't choose it anymore than he chose to have thick hair or to be over six feet tall. He has a calling to politics that I honestly do not think Al Gore has. Day after day, I've followed his work and been astounded by his schedule. For any other person, how he lives would constitute torture. He lives and breathes what he believes and what he preaches. I've never seen anyone so driven by so many causes. After the crushing defeat of 2004, John Kerry did not lie down in defeat or go off and lick his wounds. He stood up, rising stronger and more determined like an avenging angel wielding a sword of fire against the oppression that has a stranglehold on our country. Nobody on this earth is better suited to be President than John Kerry is today.