Al Gore Cancels Copenhagen Appearance

Dang! And I was going to go just to shake his $1200 hand.

Former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday abruptly canceled a Dec. 16 personal appearance that was to be staged during the United Nation's Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, which begins next week.

As described in The Washington TImes' Inside the Beltway column Tuesday, the multi-media public event to promote Mr. Gore's new book "Our Choice" included $1,209 VIP tickets that granted the holder a photo opportunity with Mr. Gore and a "light snack."

I don't know what I find more amazing - that Al Gore thinks that his company is worth $1200 or that 3000 people had already purchased tickets.