I might add that Toby Moffett is another proud member of Connecticut's Lebanese community (as is one of my daughters-in-law), and he used to have dinner with the Nader family when he and his father were in Winsted, Nader's home town. They've been friends and political allies since Toby was in his teens. Toby left the Citizen's Action Group when he was elected to the House of Representatives for three terms, elected as a Democrat from a district that is predominantly Republican. Toby recently joined with a number of other former Nader-Raiders to plead with him to ask his supporters in all those critical (and painfully close) states to give their votes to Gore, who will at least do more to protect the environment and our natural resources. Also remember that Bush has stated that his favorite Supreme Court Justices are Scalia and Thomas! Think about it, folks! Is your self-righteous protest vote worth four years of a Bush-league government? Be sensible! There's too much at risk.

Grandpa Paton