Zell Miller Endorses Bush(Georgia Senator Democrat in name only

[candy331]

Zell Miller Endorses Bush
The Democratic senator from Georgia comes out swinging for the president.
by Fred Barnes
10/29/2003 3:25:00 PM


Fred Barnes, executive editor



SENATOR ZELL MILLER OF GEORGIA, the nation's most prominent conservative Democrat, said today he will endorse President Bush for re-election in 2004 and campaign for him if Bush wishes him to. Miller said Bush is "the right man at the right time" to govern the country.

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 candidates

with governing during "that crucial period," he said. "This Democrat
ote for President Bush in 2004."

Miller, who is retiring from the Senate next year, has often expressed his admiration for Bush. He was a co-sponsor of the president's tax cuts in 2001 and 2003. The two got to know each other in the 1990s when both were governors.

The senator's endorsement is important for several reasons. With Miller on board, Bush will have a head start on forming a Democrats for Bush group in 2004. Such a group would woo crossover votes from conservative or otherwise disgruntled Democrats next year. In 2000, an effort by the Bush campaign to form a Democrats for Bush organization fizzled.

Since he came to the Senate in 2000, Miller has become increasingly critical of Senate Democrats and the national Democratic party. He recently published a new book, "A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat," in which he criticizes the party for being too liberal, too elitist, and subservient to liberal interest groups. In the book, Miller singles out Democratic presidential frontrunner Howard Dean, whom he knew as governor of Vermont, for being shallow.

Fred Barnes is executive editor of The Weekly Standard.



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I believe it is high time that the Democratic party ask Mr. Miller to leave the party that he is no longer welcome as a Democrat and move on to the Repugs since he obviously is one already. Surely he would not be missed since he votes with them anyway. With him we have had 2 repug senators anyway so we'll just get ready for 2 in actuality next year when he retires. Does he get his kicks off wearing the Dem label? Why is he still claiming to be a Democrat?

[JI7]

1. what a bitter asshole

the reason he is doing this is because his ass wanted al gore to pick him for vice president or he wanted some other special position in the democratic party. he doesn't like just being a senator (just 1 of 100). he wanted to stand out. since he didn't get any of that he turned on the party. he should be treated as a republican, not as a democrat who votes with gop or a conservative democrat or any of that. he is a republican. there are 52 republican senators.

[kwolf68]

2. Please Zel

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Why in the hell was he even in the Democratic Party to begin with?

[Coyul]

3. At least it wasn't a real Democrat who said this.

Zell Miller must have his investments in Haliburton, because even this Moron should be able to see that Bush has destroyed this country and half of the Middle East. Perhaps Bush will get Lucky and Miller will be on the Jury when he is brought forth on charges of Treason...hopefully he won't!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

4. Well, at least we know who represents the "Republican wing" of the party

:eyes:

[La_Serpiente]

5. He has voted

MORE THAN 100 PERCENT WITH THE GOP

I don't care if he leave the Dem. party. We don't need him anyway.

[Yupster]

6. I joked about this a few days ago

Didn't expect it to come true.

[Yupster]

7. It will be more important who he endorses

for the Senate seat to follow him.

If he endorses the Republican, I would guess that seat could be kissed goodbye.

[candy331]

8. Dems don't

have a viable candidate for that seat. Andrew Young toyed with running but said no so the seat will go a repug I am sure unless the world turns on it's head by election time.

[goobergunch]

9. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=612807&mesg_id=612807