Well, I said twice above that Nader's mistake--that is, what I loathe him for--is his dismissive hubristic attitude and refusal to recognize that his actions had unintended consequences, not least of which is that now he can't get anything done, because now he's shunned. Like it or not, part of politics is playing well with others. If you think there wasn't much choice between Gore and Bush, then there's not much point in continuing the discussion because I have a fundamental disagreement with that. I just don't agree with that kind of cynicism.

I think it's pretty obvious--and was obvious in 2000 to those who voted for him--that Gore would've made different choices. He had already established a record of vigorous advocacy for the environment and other causes long before 2000; in fact, I remember in 1988 reading his article in Time about the environment and liking it. I remember in 1991 when his candidacy was on the horizon saying to my BF that I liked his ideas and would probably vote for him.