One day during his vice presidency, Al Gore was accused by a Republican colleague of being 'part of the problem'. "I am not part of the problem," Gore pointedly replied. "I am a Democrat!"

["We're all capable of mistakes," Gore once admitted, "but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made."]

[A master of equivocation, Gore also once declared that "we are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."]