"The only difference between Bush and Gore is the velocity with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door....

"George W. Bush will be as damaging to your issues as his father was in the late '80s. That's what you're going to get. Let's not turn this guy into a Genghis Khan. First of all, he doesn't know much. Second of all, he's lazy. And third, he avoids conflict. Those are all assets. And If Al Gore cannot beat a bumbling governor from Texas with that terrible a record, what good is he to begin with?" -- Ralph Nader, Oct. 31, 2000, on ABC News Nightline.