Re: Nader
Look – I can understand the frustration at Nader, but it’s not entirely without precedent. National Review is getting in on bashing Bush for abandoning conservatives, and H. Ross Perot’s two campaigns in ’92 and ’96 appear to have given Clinton the election both times.
I honestly give GWB only about a 55% chance of getting re-elected, mostly due to his co-option of the left’s agenda. President Clinton moved severely to the right during his tenure, and the rising feelings in the Democrat party that he’d abandoned the left lead to Nader’s run. Going from calling for nationalization of health care after election to taking credit for welfare reform is a pretty radical change, and bound to create some backlash.
I see similar things afoot for GWB. Caving on adding a prescription drug handout to Medicare without dealing with the fundamental problems with the system is a huge failure, IMHO.
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Comment from etrigan
Time July 15, 2003 at 6:41 am
“…Going from calling for nationalization of health care after election to taking credit for welfare reform is a pretty radical change..”
It may seem radical discordance, but it lines up with what I agree on. Welfare should be a system of propeling disadvantaged people to a better position in life, not a haven from responsibility. Nationalization of health care, likewise, should be in place to make sure that everyone gets at least a minimal level of help staying on their feet (and those of us who are better advantaged can continue to use a private system for our Viagara and Acutane.)