Fighting29th has much more about Nachbar’s ill-fated interview with the City paper earlier this week. First, he takes on Nachbar’s assertion that to oppose his candidacy is to advocate “Soviet Union” style politics:

The notion that it’s somehow un-American for party members to want to avoid a primary is laughable. Nachbar has a right to run for any office, from dogcatcher to President. Those who think it’s a bad idea for him to run for office also have a right to oppose his candidacy. The debate on this blog and others has been a healthy expression of dissenting opinion. Unlike the Soviet Union, and unlike the hierarchical corporate world, dissent is tolerated in politics. As for the “openness” of the debate, Democratic Committee meetings are open to the public. It’s Nachbar who refuses to participate in an open process.

Then, even more cuttingly, he takes on the idea that Nachbar’s background as something other than a “government employee” means that he knows how to create jobs:

Moving on to Nachbar’s corporate background, it’s a sure bet that his candidacy will be dogged with issues raised by his association with Bausch and Lomb. For example, those who are tempted to believe his assertion that he’s “the only candidate in the race who knows what it’s like to create jobs” might want to take a peek at the following paragraph in B&L’s 2006 10-K [pdf]:

Employee Relations As of December 30, 2006, we employed approximately 13,000 people throughout the world, including approximately 4,400 in the United States. In general, we believe our employee relations to be very good. Less than five percent of our U.S. employees (mainly in our surgical products manufacturing facilities) are represented by unions.

Apparently, David Nachbar excels at creating non-union jobs in foreign countries. That might be good for investors and management at Bausch and Lomb, but Nachbar will have to work hard to convince voters that he “knows what it takes” to create jobs in this area.

Again, I recommend you read the whole piece over at Fighting29th. It’s very thorough and very thoughtful.