Of course.

Albert Gore III pleaded guilty to four drug-related charges in an Orange County court on Monday, and opted to enter a drug rehab program to avoid prison time.

Appearing with his lawyer before Judge Jacob H. Jager, Gore indicated to the court that he would enter an intensive 90-day residential center.

“This is what anyone coming off the street would be eligible for,” said Orange County District Attorney spokeswoman Susan Kang-Schroeder. “Gore didn’t get any more or any less than anyone else.”

What was found in his car, again?

Gore was carrying 140 pills of Vicodin, along with “dozens” of other medications when he was pulled over on July 4 in Southern Calif. while speeding in a Toyota Prius.

Deputies searched his car after they detected the smell of marijuana, and found prescription drugs including Xanax, Valium, Soma, Vicodin and Adderall, as well as a small amount of marijuana.

And this is his first time in trouble, right?

The former vice president’s son has a history of encounters with the law.

In August 2000, he was ticketed for going 97 mph in a 55-mph zone in North Carolina, and had his driving privileges suspended.

Two years later, he was cited for DUI in Virginia. He eventually pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year’s probation.

And in December 2003, Gore was arrested for marijuana possession in Maryland after he was pulled over for driving with his headlights off. He was sentenced to drug counseling in that case.

Yeah, and he needs rehab like I need a hole in my head.

Don’t worry, Madam Speaker. The terrorists are getting your message loud and clear – you’re weak.

The Democratic-controlled House shrugged off another veto threat from President Bush in approving a measure requiring the withdraw U.S. troops by spring.

Earlier, Bush ruled out any change in war policy before September.

Democratic leaders engineered a 223-201passage of legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops to begin within 120 days, and to be completed by April 1, 2008. The measure envisions a limited residual force to train Iraqis, protect U.S. assets and fight Al Qaeda and other terrorists.

The vote generally followed party lines: 219 Democrats and four Republicans in favor, and 191 Republicans and 10 Democrats opposed.

“The report makes clear that not even the White House can conclude there has been significant progress,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

To Bush and others who seek more time for the administration’s policy to work, she said, “We have already waited too long.”

Yes. 4 years is more than enough time to fight the biggest threat to our national security since the height of the Cold War. 4 years and that’s it. What? You want us to actually commit to something, and follow through? /defeatist wimpass Liberal.

The bill will be vetoed meaning, once again, the House passed a waste of time piece of legislation, knowing it will be killed by the President’s veto pen. Political games from Congress. What else is new? BTW, four Republicans voted for the legislation: Duncan, Emerson, Gilchrest, and Jones of North Carolina. Boehner summed it up perfectly:

The bill “undermines Gen. Petraeus, undermines the mission he has to make America and Iraq safe,” said the House GOP leader, Rep. John Boehner of Ohio. “What we have here is not leadership, it’s negligence.”