Who would have ran in 2004? Jeb? W? McAsswipe?
GWB was bad, but lets not go overboard and make him out to be the worst ever, cause he is not. He sucked, but was not the worst ever.
Gore would have been a complete nightmare on so many fronts. As bad a W was on spemnding, Gore wanted more! On SC judges - sunstein, holdren, etc.
Gore was never all that liberal of a politician. The right has basically tried to paint him as such because he's become the face of the green movement. Throughout his career, most of his policies were considered pretty centrist. You may be aware of some quotes that slipped by me, but I seriously doubt Gore would have backed any of the people you listed for SC.
GWB was a downright terrible president and I think Gore would have been pretty damned good. Yes, we still would have went to war with Afghanistan, possibly Iraq, too. But those wars would have been handled far more pragmatically and bible prophesies would not have come into play. I could go on and on about why I think Gore would have been better pres than Bush, but seriously... As for what you posted, it's convenient to make him out to be the left's quintessential "villain" now- particularly if you are anti-green- but he has been pretty moderate throughout his career.