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That's more perks than the job Constitutionally awards. It was created as a powerless placeholder role.
by ceejayoz 8mo ago
That's more perks than the job Constitutionally awards. It was created as a powerless placeholder role.
- lapcat 8mo agoYou're missing the point, which is that by all accounts, Al Gore was a close advisor to Bill Clinton.
- ceejayoz 8mo agoAnd 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 agoAnother interpretation is that Gore engaged primarily in symbolism. The Kyoto Protocol itself was primarily symbolic, with little or no enforcement mechanism.