Josh Marshall spills Nader bullshit at TPM

The Talking Points Memo headline entitled Bush's Chief Enabler Signs On says it all. Here’s what I wrote to TPM about its bullshit headline:
1. I will not vote for him, on the assumption, which none of the news stories made clear, that he is running as an indy and NOT seeking the Green nomination. (I do plan, as of this time, to give full consideration to voting Green, though.)

2. I did vote Green, and not Nader, in 2004. The Green Party had an official candidate not named Ralph Nader, as it chose David Cobb as official standard-bearer.

3. That said, the “chief enabler” headline is bullshit and you know it. Yes, I would have preferred he only run in “uncontested” states in 2000. That said, the Florida butterfly ballot and its creator, Al Gore's campaign, and Al Gore's failure to fully contest Florida afterward and to encourage enthusiasm for others to do so, are all "Bush's chief enablers," not Ralph Nader.

4. Ohio 2004? John Kerry, if anybody, the chief enabler, if you want to look for one. The Green Party shelled out money for an Ohio vote recount. Kerry personally, and the Democratic Party officially? Nothing.

It’s bullshit like this which is part of what keeps me and other independent progressives, left-liberals, etc., from signing on the Democratic Party dotted line. So, if you're looking for 2008 “enablers,” look in the mirror while you're at it, Josh or whomever wrote this headline.