It’s now officially one or the other with perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader. What’s not for an old high-liberal, high-pacifist, high-regulation guy like Ralph-o to like in Barry? Ah, but Ralph would miss the adulation of his die-hard supporters, not to mention the useful campaign contributions and enhanced book royalties of another Quixotic run. Too bad he’s not likely to draw many votes from the Dem nominee, being such old news himself. "Shut up, Ralph," a friend of mine says every time the vehicle seat belt buzzer goes off. Seat belts were Ralph’s work, possibly his last good one. They were rare when I was a boy in the 1950s-60s. Having survived a couple of wrecks because of them, I admit they’re a good idea, but I still don’t like the daily government intrusion.
UPDATE: Maybe Nader will be more of a Dem spoiler than I imagined.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 