No End to the Underhandedness - No End to the Lying

My fervent hope - my wildest dream - is that Ralph Nader wakes up about 3:00 tonight and realizes he's made a horrible mistake. That would be logic coursing through his nervous system. Sadly - never happen.

Republicans Helping Nader to Help Themselves
By Brian Faler
Washington Post

The Michigan Republican Party submitted more than 40,000 signatures last week in a bid to get independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on the state's November ballot.

Of course, this is not really about helping Nader. It is all about helping President Bush and hurting Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry's campaign in a closely contested state.

The Michigan GOP denies that, of course. Matt Davis, a spokesman for the group, said it was merely concerned about third-party candidates being left off the ballot. He could not name, however, another third-party or independent candidate his party has helped.

What a benevolent son of a bitch.