November 3, 2003
IT AIN'T EASY BEATING SENSE INTO A DONKEY:
One Democxratic Vote for Bush (MAYA ALLERUZZO, , October 28, 2003, THE WASHINGTON TIMES)
He recalls how Sen. Charles S. Robb, Virginia Democrat, was cheered at a caucus lunch in the summer of 2000 for sticking by a party position, despite being in "the race of his life" against Republican challenger George Allen."They were giving him this big round of applause for being so brave," Mr. Miller said of Mr. Robb. "And it crossed my mind, 'Don't you know that you're going to beat this man?' Right then and there, I began to question what kind of reasoning is going on here.
"I can't tell somebody from Massachusetts or California or Minnesota how to run a race, but I do know something about Southern politics." [...]
He pointed to a copy of his new book on his desk.
"This was sort of my last whack upside the head on how I thought this party had gotten into the shape it's gotten in, and what it ought to do. I don't know that I can add much more to this. I don't know that Democrats will even listen to this, much less anything else I have to say."
The book (see our review) is a thoroughly enjoyable whack, but those are some thick heads. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 3, 2003 1:58 PM
Sen. Miller's a little hard on Gov. Dean, and for no good reason that he gave during the interview.
Posted by: Michael Herdegen at November 4, 2003 4:06 AMBecause he knew him from their days as governors together.
Posted by: oj at November 4, 2003 7:44 AMoj:
And actions carry no weight ?
Whatever Miller thinks of Dean personally, Dean was a very successful Governor, and there's no reason to think that he'd be a horrible President. The US has certainly had successful, thoroughly abominable Presidents, in the past.
He was a pretty bad governor--instituting gay unions, onerous environmental regulations and a hated property tax/education plan. He, like Clinton, left the state Republican when he was done.
Posted by: OJ at November 5, 2003 7:52 AM