Aside from an occasional peep of protest, they are nowhere. Democrats have abdicated power. Bill Clinton, titular head of the party, is in hiding. He's unable to speak out, because making himself available to reporters would only unleash a Niagara of questions about last-minute pardons and missing White House furniture. So it must be up to Al Gore to lead the charge.
Nothing is more mysterious, nor more frustrating, than the disappearance of the man from Nashville.
Granted, it must be difficult to win the election, only to be rewarded with a professorship at Columbia University. But hey, Al, get over it. So does your country. Gore's silence is all the more difficult to understand, given that the Bush juggernaut seems directly aimed at him. Gore spent eight years trying to protect the environment.