Having been employed at Consumers Unmion when Nader attempted a takeover (along with Ditlow and some other cronies) I can attest that the man was (and is) dedicated, unscrupulous, unselfish, poorly informed, anti-business and (IMO) somewhat unbalanced.

He performed a wonderful public service back in the mid-sixties in forcing manufacturers to be legally responsible for their goofs, and has done little of any value since. He has the personality for leading crusades, but little concept of what to do when the crusade is underway; he seems to have the idea that the government should rescue the individual from all dangers, including those the individual would prefer to encounter. He's a strong advocate of litigation (tort deform?). He'd probably make a better President than Rush Limbaugh, but not by much.