The climate is right for Al Gore's Nobel Prize

Compared to the U.S. presidency, it might feel like a consolation prize.

But take a bow, Al Gore. You have every right to bust your buttons over this shiny new Nobel.

I know a thing or two about prizes. Like almost anyone who's worked in the news business for 15 minutes or more, I've won an armload of them. Hardly any are worth the brass, glass, crystal or wood they're made of.