October Surprise?

Looks like our old friend Al Gore is doing all the right things to prepare for his next presidential run. First, instead of putting out a book and jumping into the fray immediately, he's put out an award-winning documentary and played hard-to-get.

This seems to be his recipe for success:
1 Produce Academy Award-winning documentary
2 Abandon wooden image on talk-show/awards show circuit promoting said documentary
3 Coyly dodge press questions regarding 2008 race entry
4 Host series of Live Aid-style concerts to promote the fight against global climate change
5 Win Nobel Prize
6 Watch as other Dems engage in Tarantino-style Mexican standoff, which evolves into circular
firing squad
7 Enter the race as the last man standing
8 Ascend to the throne he rightfully won on his last try
9 Star as himself in Leo DiCaprio's directorial debut, Al