Al Gore

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Al Gore was born on March 31, 1948 to Albert Gore Senior and Pauline LaFon Gore. Albert Gore Sr. was serving in the US Senate at this time. Al was raised in Carthage, Tennessee in the Baptist tradition. After living in Tennessee, the Gore family moved to Washington D.C. Gore excelled in school and attended college at Harvard, Divinity School in Tennessee and Vanderbilt Law School. It was at this time near Gore’s college experience when he enlisted in the US Army. Gore ended up serving in the Vietnam War. When he got home, Al began getting involved with politics, following in his father’s footsteps. So far he has served in the House of Representatives, the Senate and as the Vice President of the United States, respectively.
With the approaching election, Gore has had to commit to some major issues. For instance, Gore is very pro-choice. He feels that a woman should have the right to choose if she wants an abortion. He also wants to increase federal funding for health care and the stoppage of global warning. I agree with him on all of these issues, but disagree with him on his continued support to foreign countries and him not wanting to lower income taxes.
My personal opinion is Al Gore is one of the better candidates. He has become less stoic and concrete, and let loose a little. However, it is still too early to say if he is the right candidate for me. He does have my vote in the primaries....