Kerry, get out your cane. And thrash Ralph Nader.

I can't believe Nader is running again. Pig-dog.

As usual, Adam Felber has some choice (and hilarious) words on the subject. If you read no other political commentary today, you should read this, because it's funny and true and smart.

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All my uber-liberal friends are complaining about the fact that the only thing that seems to matter to the left in this primary is electability. "Electability!" they whine. "What about a candidate whose stances we can really support?"

I'm pretty far left myself, but my pragmatic streak isn't giving my inner idealist any room to work on this one. If there was ever a time to be a yellow-dog Democrat, this is it. I'd have preferred Kucinich, sure, but talk about a pipe dream. I'll take Kerry over Bush any day, and if you still think the major parties are the same after the last three years you need to set down the crack pipe and pay attention.

I'll be voting for Kerry when the time comes. I voted for Gore (as did most of the country) in 2000. And if Nader fucks it up again by taking the Democratic margin vote, I swear I will not be responsible for my actions.