chrisknipp’s Recent Comments

• Click here to view comment in original post

  Why Nader should run (and he will anyway)

  This is not a question of whether he would be a good president. It's simply important now Kucinich is out of the runniing to have a progressive point of view part of the presidential race. Corporate power is not something the mainstream candidates are going to tell us about, because as mainstream candidates they are inevitably part of the problem, not part of the solution.

  Nader's "spoiler" role has been exaggerated. If Gore and Kerry lost by a few votes, that reflects the lack of difference between the two parties. We do not have to vote for him, but we do have to defend his right to run and get an independent/third party candidate heard.  The American party system is locked in monolithic stagnation.  Yes, Nader is stubborn and even a bit foolhardy. But that stubborn foolhardiness is at the heart of his enormous contribution to our life, our freedom, and our safety for the last fifty years. On Ralph Nader announces his presidential run, calls for carbon tax posted 1 year, 9 months ago 23 Responses