First Nader and Now Gonzales
Posted: March 3rd, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Averel Wilson
I still haven’t recovered from Ralph Nader’s spoiling of the 2000 presidential race, so I’m not expecting to rebound anytime soon from his new bid for the presidency. What is he thinking? Okay, fine, I understand the need for election reform, perhaps for more than two parties and a system of run-offs. That would be nifty. But how can he justify insinuating himself into such an important race, when there truly ARE marked policy differences between the Republican and Democratic candidates? In Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle, Matt Gonzales (Nader’s running mate) was quoted as saying, “I’m not out to pull the election one way or the other, but people need to get beyond 2000″. How cavalier can one get? Nader’s little ploy in 2000 cost Gore the presidency. So, instead on having the most environmentally focused president ever, we got roll-backs of the Clean Air Act, an EPA that is under investigation for denying states the right to more stringent emissions requirments, and all sorts of other un-green legislation. Not to mention the fact that Nader is responsible for our being in Iraq. The hubris is enough to make you choke. Ralph and Matt, what you are doing is shameful. Find another way to put forth your election reform agenda, without relegating this nation to another four years of Republicans.
