Looking for Mr. Nader. Nader has been conspicuous in his absence since election day. He says he’s been busy wrapping up his campaign in accordance with Federal Election Commission regulations, but it appears that’s just a pretext. He’s apparently receiving conflicting counsel about whether he’d be helped or hindered by a critical stance toward the Democrats now, in light of his being viewed by some liberals as a “spoiler.” And Nader has an ambiguous relationship with Greens as well. In These Times