If they want to be irrelevant...

...just let them be irrelevant.

That's pretty much been my attitude toward the Naderites this time around, and Digby reinforces my sentiments with a good post on just what business Ralph Nader has introducing his opinions into the Democratic Veep question. He's picked his own loser to join him in losing, so why doesn't he just leave serious people alone?

Anyway, I recommend reading the whole thing, and memorizing Digby's conclusion...

At this point, the Democrats will have better luck persuading the growing numbers of aghast moderate Republicans to vote with us this time than getting the Nader vote to switch. The aghast moderate Republicans, after all, are people who after seeing the havoc that's been wrought by the boy king are motivated to replace him for the good of the country. The Naderites, apparently, aren't. That's just the way it is. We've gotta go where the votes are.