The Nader Page made it quite clear that Ralph Nader does not support Barack Obama at all. Through a harsh post formatted as a letter to Obama from Nader, Nader criticizes everything about Obama's campaign and plans for the future. Among his favorite targets were Obama's economic plan and his stance on Israel in regards to Palestine. Just because of my personal background and education, I am able to speak somewhat knowledgably on the subject of Israel. Based on what I do know, a lot of what Nader is saying is true, but a lot of it is exaggerated as well. This post is very well written and can be very convincing to many readers. However, based on this one section, I believe that it can not be trusted. I can disprove much of what Nader is saying about Israel and Palestine, but I simply do not know enough about the other topics discussed to have an educated comment/argument.
On a more broad note, the Republican party suffered a huge loss on election day this year. Losing control in the House, Senate, and the White House, the Republican party finds itself in a very precarious position. What Republicans remain will be forced to change. Since they are now surrounded by Democratic leaders, Republicans must be willing to compromise more than before. Should they decide to stubbornly and unyieldingly stick to their beliefs, they will simply be outnumbered and overruled. This interesting situation could lead to more progress in the next four years than in prior administrations. Since the Democratic party is now in full control, there will be less opposition to movements that are Democratic in nature and belief.
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I guess Nader doesn't really Obama. I thought Nader was more on the liberal side. As for the republican party they are in deep deep trouble. They REALLY need to do something to get control back
What a huge setback for the Republican party this year. Losing control of the House, Senate, and White House. It will certainly be an interesting next four years with the economic instability, and large Democratic majority. It will be interesting to see how the situation in Israel is confronted as well.
I find it really interesting what you said about Nader and how intensely he dislikes Obama. Its also pretty cool that you can disprove some of the things he said about Israel. I don't think it is good that he is lying, but if I read that post I probably would have been swayed by the propaganda.
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