[Cicero]

I don't know if the Democrat Powers That Be, which certainly include the publisher and editors of the Times, have decided who will get the nod. But they've obviously decided that Gore is a loser, and that this is a good time to show him the door.

[summer]

But they've obviously decided that Gore is a loser, and that this is a good time to show him the door.

That's my impression, too. I think they would breathe a huge sigh of relief if Gore would announce he has NO intention of running again in 2004.