Ralph Nader announced on Meet the Press this morning that he will run for president as an independent. Time magazine link to the story.

Spent most of his time on Meet the Press going after Barack Obama, whom he sees as lacking in embracing core liberal principals on corporate and military waste. Also said that if Democrats don’t win this election in a landslide they should simply give up before going into a laundry list of reasons why Americans will not support John McCain.

Also took a dig at Senator by saying his run will be streamlined and won’t rely on highly paid political consultants whom he sees as ruining Clinton’s chances.