“This time around, the Democratic establishment has been hyperventilating about Ralph. They should pass out a few brown paper bags at party headquarters and tell the elders to breathe into them until they calm down.” —Guardian.UK [thanks, miguel]

And: Ralph Nader Requests Secret Service Protection: “The two leading Democratic presidential hopefuls will soon have something else in common with Ralph Nader.

Immediately after announcing his intention to run for President as an Independent candidate, Nader put in a formal request for the same Secret Service protection that John Kerry and John Edwards receive.

By law, a candidate is eligible for Federal protection if a series of standards are met, including public prominence as measured by polls and fund raising. Or, as in Nader’s case, if 63 million registered Democrats want to kill him.” —The Specious Report (“spreading rumors, half-truths and misinformation since 1789”) [thanks, walker]