This is amusing. Apparently, to some of his constituents Barack Obama is already so, like, yesterday:

"Al Gore is like a rock star," a woman in line gushes. "He's the new Obama."

Burt Constable of the Daily Herald continues with this report on "the new Obama's" book tour here in Chicago:

New presidential candidate Barack Obama might not be finished being the current Obama, but these rabid Gore fans would prefer old Obama get out of Super Al's way.

"I'm with Obama up until Gore announces, and then Obama gets bumped one notch down," says 28-year-old college student Cris Nolan of Mundelein, pointing to his "Gore-Obama 2008" button. "That's the ticket we're rooting for. All he has to do is say the word."

The race is already such a free for all on both sides, I can't imagine anything better than having Al Gore join the fun.