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Nader: Obama Is 'Weak, Waffling'

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 23, 2009 1:08 PM CDT

(Newser) – In an interview with Time to plug his new book, Ralph Nader doesn't mince words when asked his opinion of President Obama: "Weak. Waffling, wavering, ambiguous, and overwhelmingly concessionary." So does this mean we can expect another Nader run? "It's too early to say. One thing is I always want the progressive agenda represented on the ballot, even in a rigged two-party tyranny. I wish other people would do it, but as far as me, it's too early to say."

Nader takes particular exception to the current give-and-take on health care reform. "Obama's not going to get a public option. By the time the thousand-page monstrosity of complexity and ambiguity gets to his desk, it's going to be a shred of what the majority of doctors, nurses and the people in this country want—which is full Medicare for all."

Ralph Nader in Washington last month.
Ralph Nader in Washington last month.   (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Ralph Nader in Washington last month.
Ralph Nader in Washington last month.   (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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johnmkocol
Jun 26, 2010 6:45 PM CDT
Since the BP oil spill, as Founder & CEO of CO2toMethanol.com, (and with his 6/4/10 email calling for replacing petroleum with methanol sent to a Harvard alumni group) John M. Kocol is the first person in the world that is calling for replacing our petroleum based economy with a methanol based economy. Had methanol spilled, within just a few days, it would of completely mixed with water.

"Because of the BP oil spill, now's the time to replace our petroleum based economy with a methanol based economy." John M. Kocol's comments sent by email to a Harvard alumni group on 6/4/10.

Meanwhile, for more information about "Kocol's Methanol Plan" read MIT Technology Review: "The Methanol Economy," 3/2/06, by Kevin Bullis. This MIT article is about "Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy," by George A. Olah, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in chemistry. "Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy" will be used as a guide to implement "Kocol's Methanol Plan."

What do you think about John M. Kocol's idea about replacing petroleum with methanol? Please send your comments to: kocol@post.harvard.edu.

John M. Kocol is Founder & CEO of USMEXenergy.com (coal2oil.com, CO2toMethanol.com are USMEXenergy.com companies) which is a veteran owned Federal Government energy contracting firm based in Washington, DC. John M. Kocol's Harvard Master's Thesis: "Federal Reserve Expansion in Mexico," with Dr. John Womack Jr. as Thesis Director, resulted in the founding of USMEXenergy.com. Since the BP oil spill, John M. Kocol is the first person in the world calling for replacing our petroleum based economy with a methanol based economy; he can be reached at kocol@post.harvard.edu.
thejoint00
Sep 25, 2009 3:52 AM CDT
nader is the american consumer
emptycalm
Sep 24, 2009 12:06 PM CDT
It's funny how democrats on here hate on nader when he is the embodiment of the progressive movement that the democrats supposedly follow.

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