Ralph Nader. He's arguably the most hated man in Democratic politics - and he couldn't care less. John DeSio of the NY Press catches Nader venting his spleen on the 2008 race:

He will not say if he is planning a third straight run for the presidency in 2008, offering only that it is way too early for him to make that decision. Still, Nader is not shy when it comes to criticizing the Democratic Party's current frontrunners.

Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards is becoming more progressive and has a good agenda on poverty, but he prefers Ohio Congressman and 2004 fringe candidate Dennis Kucinich. Illinois Senator Barack Obama, the current media golden boy of all potential candidates, is far too new to the political arena to even be seriously evaluated as a contender. But Nader saves particular ire for New York's own Democratic candidate Senator Hillary Clinton, who made it official over the weekend that she would seek her party's nomination.

For Nader, Hillary Clinton is the problem, not the solution. "I think she'd be a step down from Bill, who is not very high to begin with," says Nader.

As disappointed as I was to see John Kerry give up the dream earlier this week, the prospect of the entertainment value created by a Ralph Nader candidacy would cheer me up quite a bit...