Table switch sides code messing up... Options

[Kaya]

ok i figured id try just using a gen to add my background and text color.. the basics.. then do all the extra effects myself... well i used the code on this site to switch my tables and it worked but it also shifted the whole page right so i have a big blank sopt on the left side of my page... which doesn't look good.. what is the problem? this is the code i used

<style type="text/css">
table {direction:rtl;}
table table table {direction:ltr;}
</style>