<VV> Ralph Nader

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/30/2009 4:48:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
ricebugg at mtco.com writes:

Nader is  a man, deeply driven my his dad's example of public
service.  His  heart is with/for the ordinary American citizen.  To me, that
says his  heart is in the right place.



James,
 
I can say I agree with you on all points.  But I also have to say that  
when a true sense of public service, and social justice is combined with a  
lawyer's need to be an advocate (at the expense of objectivity) and a  
personality that tends toward zealotry then you have someone who is not to be  
completely trusted.  Ralph's umbrella group rented space in a small office  
building in Washington DC that I used to manage 30 years ago.  He was the  same 
decent, gracious guy in person that we saw at the Washington  convention.  I 
think his organization(s) have done a lot of good, on the  whole, but I am 
damn glad he was never elected to high public office.
 
Bob Hall