Via Politico:
Al and Tipper Gore, whose playful romance enlivened Washington and the campaign trail for a quarter century, have decided to separate after 40 years of marriage, the couple told friends Tuesday.
In an “Email from Al and Tipper Gore,” the couple said: “We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate.”
They described the decision as “mutual and mutually supportive.”

does he get half the ketchup money?
“Well, this calls for a celebration”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB-kcZ619…
@1 wrong senator for ketchup dowry. That would be Kerry of Massachusetts.
Why? I mean, after forty years, why not ride it out? My bet is Al has himself a new squeeze.
It’s odd to think that Raising PG Kids in X-Rated Society came out over 23 years ago.
http://www.amazon.com/Raising-Pg-Kids-X-…
Hey, thanks to global warming, Al is now rolling in money. He can afford someone a lot hotter than Tipper.
I’ll just say it outright: Tipper be crazy, y’all.
Tipper searched Al’s iPod and found a 2 Live Crew album.
*sigh*
It makes me sad when old people break up.
The new house in Montecito makes more sense now.
Crap. now the wingnuts are going to get all hypocritical on us again. Newt- fine for 3 wives and by having an affair and divorcing one during a cancer battle. They will try to paint Gore as a bad guy for having a mutual ending of a marriage.
They will carry this hypocritical rant longer than the Edwards BS>
Time until Ann Coulter says it’s because “Al Gore is a total fag!”
I never would have thought that the Gores would divorce before the Clintons.
@4: I’ll take that bet. My money is on Tipper having a new squeeze.
Eli,
I thought it was joke at first when a friend of mine posted the news on Facebook. Alas, it’s true. Yeah, I reckon after 40 years it appears quite sad. But, I don’t know all the details. I hope they both fare well.
@15 ftw.
12
well, he is….
@14 I agree .. My bet is on Tipper having a new younger squeeze.