It's February, and in a normal year before a presidential election the campaign cycle would be just a gleam in a political science junkie's eye, but this is no normal year. Our incumbent president is so unpopular candidates from both sides of the aisle are clamoring to announce their intentions to run for the highest office of the land, and the cycle is already revving up to full speed.

There are a lot of great candidates out there - all of whom could likely do a far better job than our current Commander-in-Chief - but none of them has captured my imagination as much as a man who's already proven he can win the White House: Former next President of the United States, Al Gore.

While Mr. Gore has yet to officially announce his candidacy, and indeed may choose not to run at all, I am officially kicking off Operation Lockbox in support of his campaign. Rapid dissent will hence forth feature news and resources related to the Gore campaign - whether real or imagined - for the duration of Operation Lockbox. I encourage you to learn more about the man who was elected in 2000 to be America's 43rd President, and who - with your help - I hope to see elected again as our 44th in 2008.

Labels: 2008 Election, Al Gore, operation lockbox