A lot of the Democrats here regarded the matter of those of us who proudly voted for Nader as far more than “whatnot”, I can assure you. But solidly behind you on the car wash analogy.
I dunno, having been gone just over four years and nosing around a little over the past week (I recently re-read the Complete Works of Cecil Adams, which brought on a huge wave of nostalgia) I don’t think the boards have really changed all that much. In fact I’ve found myself thinking “That joke is still around?!” on at least one occasion.
So count me in as another ex-meltdown coming back.