Al Gore for President 2012?

Al Gore’s recent criticism of President Barack Obama's failure to push federal climate legislation through the U.S. Senate may have some speculating about the former Vice President’s intentions for 2012. Is Gore planning to make a third run for president?

Gore likely put any lingering questions about his potential candidacy to rest last week, when he appeared as a guest on Current TV’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

“Do you think the president should be re-nominated by his party? And do you think he should be re-elected by his country?” Olbermann asked.

Gore’s response: “Well, I support him and I think he will be.”

“I support Barack Obama. I like Barack Obama,” he said. “But we have got to have a more forceful articulation of the vision that our country needs to follow and the values that we hold in our hearts when we say, ‘Yes. We are going to educate our children. We are going to clean up the environment. We’re not going to ignore the climate crisis.’”