>...At the Council, the mood was as if an exotic animal had loped into
the building. Nader was greeted sourly by some, apprehensively by
others, warily by many. A few leading Democratic Party fundraisers
had come to check out his current message. Former Kennedy
speechwriter Ted Sorenson sat in the front row--and seemed to welcome
Nader's nod to Sorenson's recent book which includes a section on
America's unmet needs. The crowd of about 150 people included
affluent investment bankers, lawyers and assorted journalists and
foundation types. -- Michael Pugliese