GOP backs away from Miller’s blast

[Jon8503]

GOP backs away from Miller’s blast
Democrat ‘speaking for himself,’ Bush aide says
MSNBC and NBC News
Updated: 9:26 p.m. ET Sept. 2, 2004

After gauging the harsh reaction from Democrats and Republicans alike to Sen. Zell Miller’s keynote address at the Republican National Convention, the Bush campaign — led by the first lady — backed away Thursday from Miller’s savage attack on Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, insisting that the estranged Democrat was speaking only for himself.

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Late Thursday, Miller’s name was removed from the list of dignitaries who would be sitting in the first family’s box during the president’s acceptance speech later in the evening. No explanation was immediately offered, but the change was made only a few hours after Laura Bush, asked about Miller’s deeply personal denunciation of his own party’s nominee, said in an interview with NBC News that “I don’t know that we share that point of view.”


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5897622/

[trotsky]

1. Damage control!

Sweeeeeet.

[charlyvi]

2. Zell's speech went down wonderfully with

shrub's base. That's all that mattered--they don't care what the pundits or talking heads think. It's like their strategy with the SBV--let them do the damage while shrub distances himself (wink, wink) from it. They don't regret Zell's ranting one bit.

[Love Bug]

3. ONCE AGAIN the bush admin puts something out there

then has to back away when they don't get the reaction they desire. Rove must be losing his touch!

[question everything]

4. Why would the Republicans want a Democrat as the keynote speaker?

Now like the famous Aesop's fable, I think, Miller does not belong in any party. He should have switched party if he is so miserable there.