Thanks for the Memories - Damian Whitworth of the London Times provides this perspective on Algore's withdrawal from the '04 race:
So, farewell then, Albert Gore Jr, the Prince of Tennessee. You made us laugh (mostly at you), you made us cry (heavy tears of boredom). But now you have made us smile.Posted by Mitch at December 17, 2002 01:24 PM
For at last, after a lifetime’s quest for the most powerful job on earth, you have decided to give up. This decision, which saves your country from future misery untold, is the bravest you have ever made and demonstrates that you finally know who you are. So long, loser.But, Jeepers! it took you soooooooooo long to see it