"Bipartisanship has been practiced in Washington about as often as Bigfoot has taken the White House tour."
- Investor's Business Daily, "Politics Eternal," 12/17/2001
Fred Barnes, of The Weekly Standard has excerpts from an interview with Senator Zell Miller, (D)-Georgia. Zell is not happy with his party. He plans to give expression to that dissatisfaction with his vote in 2004:
"The next five years 'will determine the kind of world my children and grandchildren will live in,' Miller said in an interview. And he wouldn't 'trust' any of the nine Democratic presidential candiates with governing during 'that crucial period,' he said. 'This Democrat will vote for President Bush in 2004.' "
Why does this matter? Because Miller is one of the most respected Democrats in the country. He delivered the keynote address at the 1992 Democratic Convention, helping propel Clinton to the Presidency that year, and was a keynote speaker at the 2000 Convention. A Gore/Miller ticket was even suggested by some.
He served two terms as governor of Georgia. I happened to live there while he was in office and can attest to his popularity among the citizenry, me included. The Democrats should take his opinions seriously. He is no lightweight and many Democrats who are on the fence will follow his lead in 2004. Like to know more? Visit his webpage or read his new book.
2 comments:
Thanks for notice of this. I'm going to see if the library has Miller's book. I totally agree that the Democratic party has just about abandoned the South. They seem to think all we do down here is chew tobacco and slop hogs. An even bigger condemnation is when they use the phrase "the Bible belt" in a pejorative way. They are not strummin' my banjo, that's for sure!
My inlaws and parents were just speaking of this the other night and praised Zell Miller. I think they saw it on Fox News, I'm not sure but we all commented that we knew we wouldn't hear anything about it on the regular news even though we live in GA. I enjoy your journal.
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