will he or won't he?

i just read the most fun article in newsweek, which speculates on whether gore will run in '08. the best predictor as to whether the former veep will, once again, throw his hat in the ring:

"A leading indicator of his intentions could be Gore's waistline. The theory is that slimming down will be a signal he intends to run. "He has lost a few pounds, and Hillary can read into that what she wants," says a longtime adviser who declined to be identified discussing his boss's figure. Gore has always been a voracious eater, and at 58, the pounds don't come off so easily. He is trying to be healthier, working out daily when he can."

i love it! but, the funny thing is, is that everyone i talk with has mentioned his weight (and that horrendous woodsman beard a while back ) as a major sign that he may be ready to end the candidate phase of his life. when you think back, i guess all of our recent prez's have been, or at least looked, fit.... though clinton gained during his tenure. it's interesting to think if america would elect a fattie over a woman or a minority. i don't know - the prejudice against an overweight person's competence is a sociological fact.