Nader? Oh Joy.

So the ego of Ralph Nader once again causes him to jump in front of the cameras to announce his candidacy for President. He has a right to do this, of course, but it leaves more questions than he'll likely answer. He resents being called a "spoiler," but what can he expect? While running as the Green Party candidate in 2000, he effectively blunted the election of the most "green" candidate ever, Al Gore, and he thus delivered us up to the onset of eight years of junior Bush instead. Will Nader take voters from Democrats, especially Barack Obama? I doubt it. Nader appeals to fifty-something ex-hippies who are more disconnected than change seeking. But the media will now focus, for a time at least, on Nader. He's a big story, but only on a very slow news day.