An Unrepentant Nader Voter Speaks!

From Jeff Taylor at Counterpunch:

1. Do you live in a swing state? Which one?

Yes. Minnesota.

2. Are you still planning to vote Nader? Why?

Yes. Because Nader is by far the best candidate running for President in 2004. He’s an honest, humane, informed, and intelligent man. He shares my ideology (populism). I agree with him on most of the issues (but not all–we disagree on some social issues).

3. If Nader wasn’t running, would you vote for Kerry? Explain.

No. I would not vote for Kerry under any circumstances. I’ve been familiar with John Forbes Kerry since he was elected to the Senate in the 1980s as an inspiration for all self-satisfied yuppies. Like Bush, Kerry was born into wealth and tapped for Skull & Bones while at Yale. I think Kerry has always been an ambitious and opportunistic politician with a commitment to plutocracy, militarism, and imperialism (despite occasional rhetoric to the contrary). I disagree with Kerry on every major issue of the day. There’s no rational reason to vote for a man I neither respect nor agree with. If Nader wasn’t on the Minnesota ballot, I would either write-in his name, vote for a different third-party candidate, or not vote at all.

More here.

Of course, those of us living in Pennsylvania won’t even have the option of voting for Nader and living to regret it (or not), thanks to the stalwart efforts of the Democrats.