Another Inconvenient Truth: Never Trust a Politician

Gore's documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth" won an Oscar on Sunday for chronicling his campaign against global warming.

The next day, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research put out a news release saying Gore was not doing enough to reduce his own consumption of electricity.

Utility records show the Gore family paid an average monthly electric bill of about $1,200 last year for its 10,000-square foot home. Gore's home has gas lamps lining his driveway, a heated pool and an electric gate; all of which would be easy to do without.

The Gores used about 191,000 kilowatt-hours in 2006, according to bills reviewed by The Associated Press spanning the period from Feb. 3, 2006, to Jan. 5. That is far more than the typical Nashville household, which uses about 15,600 kilowatt-hours per year. (Gore also owns homes in Carthage, Tenn., and in the Washington area.)

Al Gore was too good to be true. He spent over $30,000 on his electricity and gas bills alone last year and he used more than 20 times the energy of the average American.

Thanks for the cool documentary Al, but you're still a douchebag politician.