Al Gore: "I have no intention to run for president."

It was all just rumors anyway, but it looks Al Gore is officially out of the 2008 presidential guessing game. A real shame; he's a natural leader. And he was the only (potential) candidate whom I was genuinely excited about.

Not that he has much free time these days anyway. Besides his work on climate change, he's got a new book coming out in May ('The Assault on Reason') and is planning "a 24-hour concert series on all seven continents to highlight... the dangers of global warming." This 'Live Earth' concert is scheduled for July 7.

And now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go be depressed over here.