One of the arguments of Sen. John Kerry's supporters is that the president nominates Supreme Court justices and that if re-elected, President Bush would pack the Court with more conservatives who'll do apocalyptic things to the country. That's why you mustn't "waste your vote" on Ralph Nader, they insist in near hysterical tones.
"I will not appoint somebody with a 5-4 court who's about to undo Roe v. Wade. I've said that before," Kerry was quoted by the Washington Post. "But that doesn't mean that if that's not the balance of the court, I wouldn't be prepared ultimately to appoint somebody to some court who has a different point of view. I've already voted for people like that. I voted for Judge [Antonin] Scalia."
'I voted for Judge Scalia.' Now, I'm sure that pitch will convince people who might vote for Nader of Kerry's progressive credentials. Some people argue that the differences between Kerry and Bush are far less than the two camps would have you believe. Kerry's near-boast that he voted for the most extreme conservative on the Supreme Court will clearly demarcate the differences between him and the president.
On the bottom of the page was an advertisement and link entitled 'Voting Nader helps Bush.'
This ad appeared in that article without the slightest hint of irony.
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