The man in the empty blue suit.

Presidential candidate George W. Bush has been the champion and main facilitator of the so-called tort reform movement in Texas--or tort deform movement, in Ralph Madder's 146s formulation. Here's what Nader and his coauthor. The tort deform movement is a brazen effort by corporations and politicians beholden to corporate interests to pull off a nationwide perpetual bailout for polluters, swindlers, reckless health care providers, and makers of tobacco, defective vehicles, dangerous drugs, and many other hazardous consumer products. For his 1994 and 1998 campaigns, Bush collected $41 million, the biggest haul ever made by any gubernatorial candidate in history. Chief among these outfits is Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR), which has perhaps the biggest political action committee in the state. TLR claims more than 4,600 members statewide, but you can forget that democratic pose. INSET: Bringing up the rear.