Dear Ralph Nader,

The vast Right wing conspiracy just melted away, so Bush could win.
Meanwhile the Nader led Greens got into the fray, and that is what did Al Gore in.
There’s no such thing as a watchdog party,
Ralph, there never was, there never will be.
You hurt your friends, you helped your enemies
rise to victory.

The most vociferous and rabid of Republicans stayed out of sight, so Bush could win.
However, the excitable Left got into the fight, and that is what did Al gore in.
There’s a time for every season, Ralph,
there’s a lot of room under the sun.
Go ahead and be a watchdog, but,
for Pete’s sake, please don’t run.

The Right wing crazies were quiet as mice, so Bush could win.
The radical Left did not play nice, and that is what did Al Gore in.

When the dust had settled. It was time for us to face,
Republican control, they run the whole darn place.
Denny, Dick and George, are holding down the fort,
and waiting in the wings, the Supreme Republican Court.

The Religious Right prayed silently. This was their stealth strategery.
Even the Clinton haters managed to shut the hell up for a little while.
Why? You may ask yourself,
Why? I’m gonna tell you why. Pay attention now.
So George W. Bush could win.
And he did. So there. Thanks, Ralph.

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