I should add...

...in lieu of this comment thread that apparently what Naderites were supposed to have "learned" over the years is that Democrats are Not As Bad As Republicans and, furthermore, this is their self-confessed chief virtue. It's easy to see where this comes from, of course; that was essentially the only reason why they came to power in 2006 and should win the presidency this year. And, eight years from now, the scales will tip and Republicans will win an election on the virtue of being not-Democrats. That's how the two-party mutual power sharing agreement that is our government works out.