When I received this press release touting the appearance of Al Gore and Jeb Bush at a conference hosted by the Panetta Institute for Public Policy (yes, as in CIA director Leon Panetta, but that’s a whole ‘nother story), I thought, “Say it ain’t so, Jeb.”

Clicking through, I was relieved to find Governor Bush on a panel alongside James Carville, discussing the question “Does Bipartisanship Have a Future?” Moderated by NPR correspondent and Fox News contributor Mara Liasson, that sounds like it could be an interesting debate (though with scattered showers of squishyness likely).

Other panels include former SEC chair Harvey Pitt discussing economic recovery with former Labor secretary Robert Reich (moderated by CNBC’s Ron Insana), and former Bush homeland-security adviser Frances Townsend locking horns on foreign policy with former Clinton State Department hand James Rubin (moderated by PBS’s Aaron Brown).

And Al? He’s on the panel called “Can We Save the Planet that Sustains Us?” Al will have a moderator, but no, he won’t be debating anyone.