Ralph Nader's War

[LoZoccolo]

Earlier this month Ralph Nader spoke at a protest rally outside the White House demanding an end to US occupation of Iraq. I know that Nader was an early and vocal opponent of the war. But I wonder if he ever considers his own responsibility for this tragic war. Without Nader, there'd have been no President George W. Without George W., no war in Iraq.

Nader has been hinting that he's considering another presidential run in 2008, especially if Sen. Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party nomination. You'd think that by now Nader would feel some remorse for helping elected George Bush in 2000 and wouldn't want to make that mistake again. But Nader doesn't seem to have learned much from that experience.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/ralph-naders-war_b_65532.html

I think what he says in these two paragraphs is true of Nader, his supporters, and the flakiness of his apologists: it's a matter of taking responsibility for your actions. I don't think anyone can call themselves "progressive" for what they believe should be, while at the same time they are taking actions which grossly give the right wing power. I don't call that progressive, I call it going out like a punk ass.