Where's Al Gore?

Let me see if I've got this right: Two journalists who work for Al Gore's Current TV channel were arrested by North Korean guards near the Chinese border. They have been tried and convicted of "grave crimes" and sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean labor camp.

People over here are speaking out. Hillary Clinton in her role as Secretary of State, has spoken against the trial. The U.S. Government has expressed concern. There has even been talk of former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson negotiating a release, which he has done before with the North Koreans.

But Al Gore has remained silent. Newsmax reports that, "Gore had no comment."

I don't expect Mr. Global Warming to just drop what he's doing and go sailing off to north Korea to negotiate the release of two people who work for him. The Nobel Peace Prize winner is far too busy saving the planet. Right? But how long would it take for him to issue a simple statement like, "Hey, Kim Jomg Il! Let my people go, or we will take your carbon credits away."

But seriously, am I the only one who thinks that even a simple public statement from Mr. Pulitzer, condemning the trial, would at least be the decent thing to do for people who work for him?

Hmmm. Okay, maybe Bill Richardson would be more effective.