[Vision2020] Ralph Nader

[Carl Westberg]

As a Democrat who was initially furious with Ralph Nader for throwing his 
hat into the ring, with the danger of a repeat of the 2000 election outcome, 
I feel somewhat mollified by an editorial in this morning's New York Times.  
To quote, "If Mr. Nader didn't learn anything from the 2000 election, the 
voters certainly did.  People may have voted for him once under the 
impression that sending a message was more important than picking the next 
president.  We doubt very much that they will make the same mistake twice."  
The stakes are too high this time around for very many Democrats to throw 
their vote away on Nader.  The editiorial ends with this paragraph:  "The 
most regrettable thing about Mr. Nader's new candidacy is not how it is 
likely to affect the election, but how it will affect Mr. Nader's own 
legacy.  Ralph Nader has been one of the giants of the American reform 
movement.  His crusades for consumer rights and product safety alone should 
earn him a place in history.  But he has always been an outsider, and his 
candidacy in 2000 seemed fueled by bitterness at the way he had been 
marginalized in Democratic politics.  His anger is understandable, but it 
would be a tragedy if Mr. Nader allowed it to give the story of his career a 
sad and bitter ending."  Obviously, in Idaho, this is a moot point.  George 
"Elite Force Aviator" Bush wins our 4 electoral votes, no matter what.       
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                        Carl Westberg Jr.

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