Ralph Nader is a right wing tool

David Neiwert articulates why it's so wrong, and yet so revealing, for Nader to be using right wing resources to get himself on the ballot.

But even clearer now is what I only suspected in 2000, which is that Nader is a right-wing tool. I'm not saying that to demonize the man, but simply as a strategic reality. He's a stalking horse for progressive votes whose most ardent silent supporters are Bushevik conservatives, and his continuing flirtations with rightist elements underscores this fact in a poignant way -- because they call into serious question Nader's progressive credentials.

I remember that when I complained about his supporters going to places where they can be assured to find conservatives who will sign their petitions to get Nader on the ballot, there were a few people who told me that it seemed reasonable. But it seemed to me that he's managed to get well-meaning progressives to hit the streets and effectively work with conservatives to get Bush elected. And now he's taking on conservative politics. Hopefully, this will drive a few progressives back to the Democratic party.