Weekend stuff: Welcome, Ralph!

Ralph Nader commences his fourth straight Presidential campaign.

The Democrats think he will be a spoiler again. To which Ralph goes "If the Democrats can't landslide the Republicans this year, they ought to just wrap up, close down, emerge in a different form."

What drives a man with such long odds? Again and again. Ego? True love for the country?

Whatever it is, if we truly believe we need change in the country, we should welcome Ralph. He is about anti-establishment as they come. And if he keeps both parties focused on issues more than talk, that can only be good.

As he says ""great changes in US history have come through little parties that never won any national election."

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Nader a Capitalist?

Nader: "... law school tuition was unnecessarily high, especially at universities with endowments the size of Harvard's. "Why are students paying full tuition," he asked, when "the [Harvard] law school endowment alone is over a billion dollars?" This, he noted, was larger than other top law schools' endowments combined. In addition,the law school was "constantly tapping into us as alumni…nonstop"..."If not providing some relief to students, he wondered, "what is all this money for? Building more buildings and endowing more chairs?" He went on to suggest that recent moves by Harvard College to make tuition more affordable for middle class students ought to be emulated by the university's graduate schools."--Nader Criticizes Corporate Influence at Law Schools."

Nader said as president 2004, "He would work to eliminate college tuition..."Like the public education systems in Australia and New Zealand that charge marginal fees for college, American public universities should not charge students tuition"..

Obama could lose some young voters and their finacially strapped parents on the cost of educational issue, if it is highlighted by Nader. Since Obama has been successful in bee charmin' the youth in masses, Nader can "capitalize" on it.

Clinton got the attention of the Green in the "green collar workers" at her caucus speeches and promised energy rebates. Nader has been there done that and can "capitalize" on that issue as well.

Right out of the batter's box, Obama calls Nader a "stubborn egomaniac". Is this the first name calling by a presidential hopeful after Nader's takes his first pitch in entering the Presidential playoffs--again? Nader is no rooky.

The times and people change, (consumers) are more accepting of new alternatives in ideas. Old energy is no longer cheap, successful wind farms are appearing in other parts of the world, as well as in the North East. Nader just sees a "new green" window of opportunity. Nader may be offering a change with his old ideas, but a change in the times has offered Nader a new chance at perhaps a more successful run for the POTUS.
Sources:
The Independent Newspaper at Harvard Law School http://media.www.hlrecord.org/media/storage/paper609/news/2008/02/21/News/Nader.Criticizes.Corporate.Influence.At.Law.Schools-3226664.shtml
New Mexico Daily Lobo http://media.www.dailylobo.com/media/storage/paper344/news/2004/08/30/News/Nader.Calls.For.Lower.Tuition.Costs-707076.shtml
Iberdrola Energy http://www.iberdrola.es/wcorp/corporativa/iberdrola?IDPAG=ENSCOTTISH