Zero for the millennium and counting

Charles Krauthammer on the Gore endorsement. Key line: “The idea that Gore is now positioned for 2008 if Dean loses is fanciful. Political parties have little tolerance for people who lose even once, as Gore did inexcusably in 2000. But to be associated with a second loss — one that gives Bush not just another term but historical legitimacy — is unforgivable. It would be more liability than anyone could bear, let alone a man as charismatically challenged as Gore.”