Zell Miller Blasts John Kerry
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Georgia Sen. Zell Miller, the Bush campaign's most famous Democratic attack dog, ripped into John Kerry Saturday as an "out-of-touch, ultraliberal from Taxachusetts" in a speech before Georgia Republicans.
Miller, the lone Democratic senator publicly backing Bush, commented in remarks prepared for a Bush-Cheney grassroots event, held in conjunction with the state Republican convention.
"I'm afraid that my old Democratic 'ties that bind' have become unraveled," he said.
Miller said the nation is more secure with Bush in the White House.
"With John Kerry on national security, it's vacillate, retreat and turn over to the U.N.," he said. "With John Kerry on domestic policy, it's tax, spend and redistribute income."
He called Kerry's Senate voting record on national defense "shameful," declaring that Kerry voted "against every single major weapons system that won the Cold War."
"The man now wants to be the commander in chief of U.S. armed forces? U.S. forces armed with what, spitballs?"
Miller said Kerry's handlers are trying to soften the Democratic candidate's image and depict him as an average guy.
"Look, John Kerry couldn't find Main Street with both hands," he said. "You can't make a chicken swim and you can't make John Kerry anything but an out-of-touch ultraliberal from Taxachusetts."
Saturday, May 15
It's Time, Zell - It's Time
Enough already. You're not needed. Just cut the ties and leave. Turn in the card. Kiss the elephant. And don't let the door hit you in the ass. Na na na na. Na na na na. Hey hey. Goodbye.