Among the gems in the Washington Post magazine feature on Al Gore last weekend was this little detail:

"There’s an aromatherapy candle on a coffee table near him, its flicker lonely and small in the still-chilly, mostly uncarpeted house. . ."

But wait! There’s more!

"As Gore talks, he periodically lets out the controlled exhale that yoga practicioners and women in labor know as the ’cleansing breath,’ a means of slowing down and staying calm"

Maybe he’s just practicing his heavy-sigh act for a debate rematch with Bush.

Other punch lines welcome.