Mark Steyn doesn’t think much of Al Gore’s latest attempt at relevance.

The whole thing, as usual, is worth reading, but my favorite bits:

The sight of the Democratic Party wrestling with its conscience is like some old-time carnie freak show: It’s strangely compelling, but you can’t help feeling it’s cruel to put these poor misfits on public display.

and

In fairness to Al, the boy genius was one of only a few senior Democrats with a 12-year consistent robust record on Iraq. But, demonstrating his usual political instincts, he chose to discard his pro-war stance just as his party’s senators were discarding their anti-war stance. The Dems have pulled off a remarkable double: Not only does the leadership’s belated approval for war look opportunistic, but so does Al Gore’s belated opposition to it.

Also read his revised lyrics to the old song, “War!”