Ralph Nader

Last night I saw an interview with Ralph Nader and was shocked to learn that not only he is once again running for president, he is on the ballot in 45 states.

I voted for Mr. Nader in the last two presidential elections. Yes, I am one of those the Democrats blame for giving George W Bush the presidency. If I had voted for Gore or Kerry we would not be in our current mess.

B.S. When I voted for Mr. Nader it was to protest the two party system our country has become mired in. (I also voted for Mr. Nader because I did think the other candidates were presidential in any meaning of the word)

I never thought Mr. Nader had a chance to win, my hope was that he could pull off at least five percent of the vote, allowing an independent third party the right to Federal funding and an opportunity to fight on a more even keel with the Democrats and Republicans.

Regrettable my dream did not come to fruition. Unfortunately too many Americans are content to stick with things the way they are, even though they complain.

Real change, unlike the change the top two candidates are talking about, means to move totally away from the status qua and open things up. Most Americans are complacent, moaning and groaning but doing nothing because they do not believe they can make a difference. We haven't seen massive protests against anything in this country since the Viet Nam war and prior to that the protests of the Civil Rights Movement.

Think how long ago that is. Do we truly have nothing to protest today?

Maybe what we all need to do, is go to D.C. stand outside the Capital and tell our legislators its time to get off their butts and start serving us, rather than themselves.

Multiple parties could make for some real excitement. Maybe one day we'll have the courage to push for that third and maybe even fourth party.

American was built on the principal of free expression. Let's be free and express our true feelings.

Its Common Sense!!