Beltway Snark

Tim Mahoney, whose comments to a Florida newspaper started the whole Al Gore nominee story, is backpedaling furiously:

I’ve been misquoted,” Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-FL) told MSNBC Wednesday, explaining that while it’s possible for the former vice president to snag the nomination, the option is not being seriously considered.

“The question to me was whether or not there could be a brokered convention and the answer to that is, yes,” Mahoney continued. “This is not new to American politics. … It’s important that people understand that I’m not advocating Al Gore or anybody else be that person.”

Um, yeah. But really, the only thing that could make this election season any weirder is if Al Gore walks out of the DNC convention with the nomination.