JasonUnbound

Makes me wanna Ralph

Thumbing his nose at nearly all of his longtime supporters, Ralph Nader announced this morning that he will run for president again this year, as an independent. Of course Ralph has something vital to add to the debate, and of course he has the right to run, but I also agree fully with the Nation's open letter: "[W]hen devotion to principle collides with electoral politics, hard truths must be faced. Ralph, this is the wrong year for you to run: 2004 is not 2000."

Look, I don't want Ralph to run, and I voted for him in 2000. I was in Massachusetts , a very solidly blue state, and had the luxury of voting my conscience. But my point is that I supported him and his platform. I hate to say it, but this year and in this context, I have to hope that Ralph Nader will be ignored.