Drudge: Zell Miller to introduce * at Atlanta fundraiser

[kskiska]

FLASH: Georgia Democrat Zell Miller to introduce President Bush at Atlanta fundraiser on Thursday, along with other georgia DEMOCRATS, and will announce that he will spend the next 10 months as a SURROGATE for Bush... Developing...
http://www.drudgereport.com/
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[FredScuttle]

1. Reading anything about that rat...

is akin to plunging steel needles directly into my eyes.

(apologies to Michael O'Donoghue)

[koopie57]

2. a surrogate for bush?

Zell Miller is a nutcase.

[Frodo]

9. I didn't know Laura couldn't have any more children?

And how is Zell going to carry Bush's baby?

[KissMyAsscroft]

3. Who cares...

They can have him...

They have always had him...

I've never met a Republican who knows Zell or gives a shit who he is.

[Piperay]

16. Agreed

my cousin is a Georgia rethug and she absolutely hates Miller so I don't know who the hell he thinks he is going to impress. :shrug: :argh:

[Khephra]

4. Note to Democratic Party

Can we finally get some moves to sanction Zell now? Don't you think he's harmed the Party enough yet?

Talk about not having a spine.

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[Imajika]

6. Zell Miller is truly a traitor to his party

I am very sympathetic to moderate and conservative Democrats. I basically am one.

But Zell is a disgusting traitor to the party. If there were some way to do a political excommunication of Zell Miller from the National Democratic Party I would be all for it.

This guy stays in the party just to hurt it. The entire plan was probably hatched by Rove. Make sure Zell doesn't switch to the GOP so Bush can have a "Democrat" on the campaign trail supporting him. "Democrats" for Bush! What garbage.

Zell Miller isn't even honest enough to switch to the Party he really supports now.

Again, I support moderate and conservative Democrats. But at the end of the day I expect all of us to support the party regardless of who our candidates are and who is finally nominated. If Zell didn't like the current crop of candidates he could have encouraged someone to jump in, or for that matter run for the Democratic nomination himself. Hell, he's got Lieberman - if Zell can't get behind a rightwing Democrat like Joe Lieberman it is obvious he wouldn't be able to support anyone in the party.

Zell digusts me.

Imajika

[hadrons]

7. I'm interested in what anyone from Ga. who had someone killed in Iraq ...

in what they think of this?

[SideshowScott]

8. Speaking as a slight of center Democrat..Zell should go..NOW!!!

He shows NO party loyalty..NONE, Zip, nada..I dont mind a outspoken Dem far left or kind of to the right. ( KIND OF is the word ).Hey thats why I love the Dems and will always be one.. We are not like the Stepford wifeish Republicans..Who act like brianwashed zombies..Agreeing with whatever the party line is no matter how dumb..But Zell Miller is no democrat in my mind..Hes a Republican who makes the Dems look bad on porpose..The Dems should take action agianst him NOW!

[LiberalFighter]

10. Make sure to call him on this if he endorses anyone for his seat.

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"I will neither endorse nor campaign for any candidate seeking this seat, but I will resign within days after the November 2004 election so that my successor can begin to serve immediately and gain additional seniority.
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Source: http://miller.senate.gov/press/2003/010803-no-reelection.html

[DemoTex]

11. Zig-Zag Zell

All over the political map. What do you want Zell? What? Just stop the dizzy zig-zag shit.

[farmbo]

12. OK...Now can we kick him out of the Party?

Or at least start referring to him by his real name:

Strom Miller.

[kskiska]

13. Link to story

U.S. Sen. Zell Miller, Georgia's rebellious Democrat, said Tuesday he will campaign at President Bush's side throughout the year.

Miller's first task in trying to seal the Republican president's re-election grip on his crucial Southern base will be to introduce Bush at a $2,000-a-head fund-raiser Thursday in Atlanta.

The lame-duck senator is to be accompanied by "other Georgia Democrats" who also will endorse the president, according to the Bush-Cheney campaign. But Bush officials would not identify the other Democrats.

Miller first endorsed the president for re-election in October. High-ranking Republicans said discussions about an active campaign role for the former Georgia governor proceeded from there.

(snip)

Bobby Kahn, a long-time ranking Democrat and a candidate to replace Smyre, said: "Senator Miller spent four decades building the Democratic Party in Georgia. He's undoing all of that in the twilight of his career, and it's a sad thing to watch."

more…
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/election/2004/georgia/gop/0104/14zellbush.html

[sonias]

14. Can't wait til Zell the sellout is out of office

He can crawl back to his hidey hole and we can try to forget the closet repuke.

Sonia

[TexasPatriot]

15. Begala used to work for him

i can hear Carlson cackling with glee over this one already

[IndianaGreen]

17. Why hasn't Daschle kicked Miller out of the Democratic caucus?

Why haven't the Georgia Democrats taken the superdelegate credentials away from Miller?

Where is Miller's protege, Denise Majette, in all of this? Is Cynthia McKinney's nemesis endorsing Bush?

[DerBeppo]

18. first step

if cheney decides not to run on the ticket, bush/miller politically hard to overcome. the perception of a duel party ticket would kneecap whoever the dem nominee ends up.

[saltpoint]

23. DerBeppo --

-- you're right on this. Cheney doesn't look like he's ready for another 4 years of chimp-sitting, and Karl Rove is evil enough to urge Zell onto the ticket. Holy god that would be a bad thing for Democrats.

[Lexingtonian]

19. Some gutsy Georgia Democrat should

just mail in registration change papers for Zell with correct information but an illegible but technically incorrect signature on official Georgia stationary. ('Z. Judas Miller' would be one suggestion.) Then s/he should mail the Atlanta paper a xerox copy a week later with an explanation that s/he merely desires to be helpful to Zell as he has obviously gotten behind on his paperwork.

[Printer70]

21. Legal?

Is that even legal to do?

[GOPBasher]

20. What's so surprising?

Of course Republicans will support each other.

[moondust]

22. Zell is a cartoon character.

It's what happens to people who disavow themselves and everything they stand for.