Ralph Nader’s threatening to run for president again, even though he’s one of the reasons why we got stuck with the arbusto in the first place:

Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate who ran for president in 2000 and 2004, said he is considering another bid for the White House because he believes the current contenders aren’t standing up enough to corporate interests.

“Look at the major areas of injustice, deprivation and solutions that are not being addressed by the major candidates,” Nader, 73, said in a telephone interview today. Among other issues, he cited the need for a “practical timed withdrawal” from Iraq, programs to crack down on corporate fraud and a rearrangement of the U.S. tax system.

That’s all well and good, Ralph, but didn’t you learn your lesson when you — along with the millions of people who voted for Bush — helped screw us back in 2000? Is your ego really that big that you could be selfish enough to risk doing that again?

This makes my blood boil. I’m all for opening up our system beyond the two parties — which (one more than the other) are greatly lacking on many fronts — but unfortunately a viable election between more than just Republicans and Democrats just isn’t a reality right now. So until citizens can look beyond just the two mammoth parties, Nader needs to back out.

Via / Bloomberg