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> Guy tried. Give him a sticker.

• ceejayoz 8mo ago
  That's more perks than the job Constitutionally awards. It was created as a powerless placeholder role.
  • lapcat 8mo ago
    You're missing the point, which is that by all accounts, Al Gore was a close advisor to Bill Clinton.
    • ceejayoz 8mo ago
      And by all accounts, he pushed for action on climate change. As it turns out, close advisors still don't get to set policy.
      • lapcat 8mo ago
        Another interpretation is that Gore engaged primarily in symbolism. The Kyoto Protocol itself was primarily symbolic, with little or no enforcement mechanism.