Al Gore loses his statue in the Tennessee state capitol:

A resolution authorizing erection of statutes of Al Gore Jr. and Cordell Hull on the state capitol grounds failed on the Senate floor today.
The vote was 15 for the bill, 14 against and one present not voting. Seventeen votes are necessary for approval.
The vote came after Sen. Ken Yager, R-Harriman, withdrew an amendment that called for a statute honoring James Buchanan as well.
Buchanan won a Nobel prize for economics.

Look on the bright side, Al: Think of all the CO2 emissions that will be saved by not having to mine and haul the marble.