The question I asked after the last election was finally settled was pretty simple: What is Ralph Nader and the Green Party going to do now? The answer was also simple: Nothing much. I didn't see any grass roots organizing in my neck of the woods (Chicago). I didn't see any support for local candidates in the mid-term election. I didn't see any policy papers or proposals. I didn't see any recruiting or rallies. I didn't see any serious attempts to build a third party movement and I don't think I'm the only one who was out of Ralph's loop. No one even knew if Mr. Nader was going to run or not until earlier this year.

Prior to the 2000 election the mantra of Nader's supporters was that there is no difference between Bush and Gore. That argument never held water then and Bush's first term has clearly shown how misguided that view is. We would not be in Iraq now if Al Gore was President. We would not be facing the rapid erosion of our civil rights if AG was P. We would not be seeing environmental regulation being re-written if AGwP. I could go on, but I hope you get the point.

There are real differences between Democrats and Republicans. There is no hope that things will change by supporting Ralph Nader's Quixotic adventurism every four years. Thats the facts, jack.

Thanks all. Nice talking with you again.

Bart