Reply #34: I respect Chomsky and Zinn because they don't jump into the presidential race on a whim.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

He can run, he has every right, but to see him touted as the 2nd coming here, when he has not done the hard work of building support and campaigning and even holding a single public office does nothing beneficial for any of us. Perhaps the R's have a different view.

I'm actually heavily involved as a delegate, and as a member of a political advocacy group working to deliver single payer health care to our state.

I work my ass off at work and at these things, and don't appreciate Nader living the good life for four years and then sauntering onto the public stage to say he's running on a platform of "they're all crooked, every last one".

He singled out the Democratic Congress and Senators Obama and Clinton for criticism today. AND, his criticism of Obama was personal, not about his positions on issues.

Did he criticize the R's, except for an easy swipe at Bush?

I only WISH I lived in a cocoon. And, I see Nader for what he is, which is deeply disappointing because I remember the Nader's Raiders days when he made such a difference for average Americans. It appears he doesn't have the stomach for the hard work anymore, when all he has to do is call up Russert and get 15 minutes of softball questions.