United Press International: Ex-vice president Al Gore, criticized for his large Nashville home, energy use and travel habits, an afford to just shake it off, a political expert says. The head of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, Larry Sabato, said while critics have attacked the outspoken environmentalist for his apparently non-environmentally friendly lifestyle, such comments should have no effect on someone outside of the political limelight, The (Nashville) Tennessean reported …