THE REAL RALPH

THE REAL RALPH: "When asked if someone put a gun to his head and told him to vote for either Gore or Bush, which he would choose, Nader answered without hesitation: 'Bush.' Not that he actually thinks the man he calls 'Bush Inc.' deserves to be elected: 'He'll do whatever industry wants done.' The rumpled crusader clearly prefers to sink his righteous teeth into Al Gore, ... [and] concludes with the sotto voce realpolitik of a ward heeler: 'If you want the parties to diverge from one another, have Bush win.' "