While we’re on the topic of Al Gore’s foreign-policy efforts, I should note that Gore acknowledged in an interview with India Today over the weekend that, after returning from Kyoto, he was able to persuade only one senator to ratify the treaty. It’s an unfortunate admission for those who are working to propagate a public narrative that lays the blame for the U.S.’s “lack of environmental progress” at President Bush’s door, a bizarre revisionism that Chris Horner has poked fun at in this space. In the interview, Gore blames Congress for the failure — but the McCain and Obama campaigns will doubtless note under whose “co-presidency” that failure occurred.

I have seen little come out about the Goracle’s trip to Poland. The Warsaw Business Journal had a respectful notice of Gore’s latest award — this one from the Confederation of Polish Employers — but the straightforward and newsy little item talks as much about Gore’s avowed love for Poland as about his environmental policies. The WBJ’s editor had his say eventually, though, titling the piece: “The environment: Spreading truth?” Gotta love that question mark.