Nader v. Peltier

It might be funny if it were not so damned sad:

The California Peace and Freedom Party won't be supporting Ralph Nader for president.

The group of 80,000 instead nominated jailed American Indian activist Leonard Peltier at its convention yesterday.

Nader addressed the group before the vote. The independent candidate was in California seeking the signatures needed to put him on the presidential ballot this November. Nader and his vice presidential candidate have until August 6 to collect more than 153,000 valid signatures.

Kevin Akin says the party decided to go with Peltier because delegates believe his candidacy is "very important."

God Bless California. You make the rest of us seem so normal. And of course, by "jailed activist," I'm sure CNN meant "convicted murderer."