Rumor has it that Bush is readying an “astonishing U-turn on global warming.” We’ll see what the actual policies propose, but no one could fail to credit Gore’s pressure as the prime mover.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.