Reply #19: I WON'T be voting for Nader again! [View All]

[wreckz]

Four years ago I was a staunch Nader supporter. I even attended 3 Nader rallies in California and sported a Nader bumper sticker on my car. At the time, I saw very little difference between Gore and Bush. I am sure as hell no fan of the two party duopoly either. Gore and Bush both came off like mushy corporate centrists that are simply part of the elitist status quo. Well, at least Bush campaigned as a "centrist". So I saw no real harm in him being elected compared to Al Gore.

In many ways Gore defeated Gore. He couldn't even carry his own home state of Tennessee! In his debates against Bradley and Bush, Gore came off as really arrogant and condescending. Bush on the other hand, came off as some humble folksy guy from the backwoods of Texas who could relate to the average Joe.

In addition, Bush said he was NOT a "nation builder", yet he made a pre-emptive strike on Iraq that so far has cost in excess of $102,000,000,000 and 548 American Lives.

Bush also said he would not touch Roe V Wade unless he could get a good majority of the country to agree with him. Yet, John Ashcroft is now hounding some abortion clinics to turn over some confidential patient records. Just imagine if Bush gets to pick some Supreme Court justices!

Finally, Bush said he was "An uniter, not a divider" and he could "work" with both Democrats and Republicans. However, Valerie Plame , a CIA agent was outed as payback to her husband ambassador Joseph Wilson. That's because Wilson dared to disagree with fabricated "intelligence reports" alleging Niger was attempting to sell uranium to Iraq. So, it is painfully clear that Bush is a divider, not an uniter. Except in the case of uniting much of the country and the world against him!

So after taking my chances with Bush, and now seeing his true colors, I will stand firmly behind the Democrat nominee. That person will likely be an inside the Beltway senator with their share of baggage and flaws. As usual, it will be a choice between the lesser of two evils. However, in this particular presidential election, we are literally talking a contest of evil-lite vs. industrial strength evil!


If Ralph Nader must run, I hope he does so strictly to convey a message about the corporatacracy that has hijacked our country, and takes many parting shots at Bush in the process. But in the very end, I hope he urges whatever "supporters" he may have, not to vote for him, especially in any swing states like Florida or Ohio, for example.


Should Nader once again suck away enough votes from the Democrat candidate , thus allowing Bush to be re-elected, then his progressive legacy will be forever tarnished! He will be remembered more for how he ends his career, versus his past glory that made him so appealing to progressives in the first place. Now if Nader is really just in this for the campaign money, then fine. I will gladly give him a donation NOT to run!