Letters to the Editor
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Hillary the spoiler needs to step aside...
George McGovern is wise and has given good advice to Hillary Clinton. She needs to listen and to put the country's interests ahead of her own political aspirations. She should step aside gracefully, while she still has some dignity. Otherwise, she continues to be the "spoiler." I can remember how the Clintons and the Carvilles of the past name-called Ralph Nader for his third party attempts. At least, Nader showed the way to a more progressive campaign and candidacy and at least he held contrary views to the traditional candidates, views that needed to have a place within the American discourse. In Hillary's case, she far surpasses the spoiler notion of any third party candidate. She doesn't represent a more progressive view than Obama. She spoils for the sake of little political and social difference except that she probably offers less in terms of progressive change. Nader deserved to be able to represent alternative views, because, at the time, those views weren't being spoken. Hillary spoils for apparently no other reason than spotlight selfishness.