Reply #87: How about a candidate who doesn't chase windmills?

[trogdor]

First of all, I DO NOT subscribe to the view that American under Ralph Nader would be some kind of freaking paradise. Ralph Nader has NEVER held any elected office. Ralph Nader would bring new meaning to the word "incompetence" in the extremely unlikely event he were ever elected President, or even appointed to a first or second tier Cabinet position. His claim to fame is almost entirely the result of a single book he wrote in 1965 that caused General Motors to pull one of its more suspect products from the market, and the Federal Government to give serious thought to the subject of automotive safety.

In short, he's already had his fifteen minutes of fame, and wants another; that's why he's running for President. Either he actually thinks he can win, or he doesn't, but doesn't care. No matter which one of these might be true, the man is nuts, and we should do whatever we can to deny him the attention he apparently craves, for the good of the country.