I’d like someone to do a study on the family histories of politicians. There appears to be an amazing lack of any real value given to humanity...except for “public service”...which when used in political context, seems about as valuable as a Peace Prize. Since Gore’s father was also a senator, I believe, this could serve as first confirmation of complete non-achievement in his family,
You can try here:
http://www.worldconnect.rootsweb.com
There are thousands of family trees posted there. It turns out that my family is distant cousins of President Bush (about 16 generations apart). I was stoked about it!