Nader, a tool in Karl Rove's tool box

More evidence that Ralph “the ego man” Nader and his delusional supporters have become tools of Karl Rove, Michigan Republicans gather names for Nader.

Michigan Republicans are helping gather signatures to place independent Ralph Nader on the presidential ballot in the battleground state, irritating Democrats who accuse the GOP of trying to pull votes away from candidate John Kerry.

"It's another example of state Republicans willing to try every unethical trick in the book to hold power," Democratic Executive Chairman Mark Brewer said Thursday. "This clearly shows that a vote for Ralph Nader is a vote to re-elect George Bush. The Republicans know that, and that's why they are desperate to have Nader on the Michigan ballot."

Greg McNeilly of the state Republican Party said the GOP is doing nothing wrong and hopes Nader will draw votes from the Democratic candidate. Republicans will make sure Nader has more than the 30,000 valid signatures he needs by July 15 to qualify for the Michigan ballot, McNeilly said.

The Republicans have been actively working in Arizona, Oregon and other swing states.

True, Kerry may look more like a Rockefeller Republican than a Democrat of old, but I for one would settle for a Rockefeller Republican in place of George W. Bush. Wake up Nader supporters, a vote for Ralph may well mean another 4 years of the Bush imperialist oligarchy. Do you really want Bush stacking the Supreme Court?