Nader's fine

The Dems should leave well enough alone. Instead of dispatching Dean to parry with him, they should realize that such tactics only bring attention to Nader who is nowhere near the level of support he had in 2000.

But to Dean's point. Nader's not stooping at all by getting signatures from this group. His radical independence is often the hallmark of rifle-toting anti-government Fundamentalist zealots as much as it is tree-hugging soy-eating anti-corporate Vegans. He's every right to get support wherever he can, and the Dems should realize what every teacher who's ever had a class clown has: any attention received, no matter what kind, is a victory for the clown. Ignore him, and he'll quiet down.