Well, without LIU, I'd have to say that Gore was pretty visible from Day One. He always seemed to have some agenda or another - the information superhighway (remember that?
) or the environment. Good, safe, fairly apolitical things which enabled him to be visible without being seen to be trying to steal Clinton's thunder.
And I wouldn't characterise Clinton's presidency as a fiasco. He was certainly well-regarded
as a president in Zild. And he did keep us all entertained
as a human, didn't he? I'm sure that many men watched monicagate with a "there but for the grace of god go I" attitude!
When he visited New Zealand he impressed everyone he met, apparently. Pretty much unreservedly. And he liked New Zealand, and that showed. All kind of self-perpetuating.
I seem to remember some comment from Cheney about his health, but I can't remember if he said that that was why he was keeping his head down. I can think of any number of reasons why he might be doing that.
