1 - Hey, your posts are always on point Dove. Don't let nobody break your stride (c) Matthew Wilder :)

2 - "The fact is people are too selfish and greedy for anything like Nader's plan to work."
...I agree this platform as a whole is unrealistic. But for the record I must reiterate this is not NADER's plan at all (see my post #7), just the Green party's plan.

3 - Although you are correct that overall this platform represents an unrealistic ideal, one could argue that is the proper role for a third party. The Greens know they are not getting into office, so they aim to expand the boundaries of the debate, and thus sway the mainstream a little closer to their side. Pull the center a little further left.

For example they know damn well a $12 minimum wage ain't gonna happen, but setting the bar that high within the debate could make it easier to push it from $5 to $6. See what I'm saying?

Jay Smooth
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Top ten gems (um, allegedly) found in Napster this week:

10 De La Soul - Freedom of Speak
9 Nina Simone - Funkier Than A Mosquitos Tweeter
8 Jimi Hendrix - Cherokee Jam (solo acoustic)
7 Nolan Thomas - Yo Little Brother
6 Radiohead - Optimistic (live)
5 Prince - Electric Intercourse ("Wake Up, Wendy" version)
4 Diamond D's entire first album
3 Esther Phillips - Home is Where the Hatred Is
2 The Junkyard Band - Sardines
1 Betty Davis - If I'm in Luck I Might Get Picked Up