Carter: Sen. Miller Appointment a Mistake
from
Yahoo/AP (hat tip
Little Green Footballs)
bq. Former President Jimmy Carter says the appointment of Georgia's Zell Miller to the Senate was a mistake because his fellow ex-governor "betrayed all the basic principles that I thought he and I and others shared."
bq. The comments, which Carter made Wednesday on the radio program FOX News Live with Alan Colmes, are the latest criticism from prominent Democrats of the maverick senator who has endorsed President Bush's re-election and penned a new book arguing his party is out of touch with the South.
bq. When Colmes asked Carter about Miller, the former president initially said, "I would rather not even comment about Zell Miller on the radio," then proceeded to call the appointment "one of the worst mistakes" then-Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes made in his final four years in office.
bq. "He has really betrayed all the basic principles that I thought he and I and others shared," Carter said.
bq. Barnes tapped Miller in 2000 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Republican Sen. Paul Coverdell. Miller then went on to win a special election to complete Coverdell's term, which ends in January 2005. Miller has announced he won't seek re-election, and Republicans are optimistic about reclaiming the seat.
I used to be a Democrat and Zel Miller is what I would consider to be a true Democrat - the current crop of posturing loonies (including the presidential cantidates and lurkers) are mere opinion and money driven shadows.
Posted by DaveH at December 11, 2003 2:46 PM