There Is a God...And He Told Ralph Nader to Help Republicans

There's been speculation for a while about how Republicans can win in November. One scenario included Ralph Nader entering the race from the Left. I'm not too proud to admit that my heart did a little leap when I discovered that Ralph Nader indeed plans to enter the campaign as a third party candidate.

Ralph Nader announced on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he'll run as a third-party, anti-corporate candidate for president this fall, which would be likely to drain votes from the Democratic nominee and provide a huge boon to Republicans.

Democrats say they will work behind the scenes — and use court challenges, if necessary — to try to thwart his access to ballots.

There's a certain delicious irony that Democrats who have screeched for eight years about stolen elections and disenfranchisement would try to disenfranchise Nader supporters. I don't really blame them, but I have to wonder how much damage Nader could do to Democrats this time around. Surely there aren't that many fringies more interested in making a "statement" than in electing someone more to his/her liking.