After a disastrous 1992 convention in New Orleans where conservative Pat Buchanan's primetime speech turned America off and helped elect Bill Clinton Presidentthe Republicans have worked hard to hide the red meat segment of their party, evidenced by the choice of speakers for the first few nights of the convention.
However that may have changed Wednesday night with the speech by Zell "zellout" Miller, supposedly a Democratic senator from Georgia. In a speech that may have frightened more undecided voters than converted, Miller set about to trash a man he had only a few years ago called a hero.
Falling under the traditional Republican spin, Miller used half truths and distortions to make his point. Using a single vote by Kerry against weapons systems Miller denigrated himself by questioning Kerry's commitment to the military. Left unsaid, as the Right traditionally does, was the lack of mention that Dick Cheney wanted DEEPER cuts in the military. If that made Kerry bad does that mean Cheney is an idiot?
Commentators were surprised by the venom from the podium. Sen. John Edwards (N.C.) issuing a written statement saying, "There was a lot of hate coming from that podium tonight."
Looking at Miller's eyes one had to wonder if he had gone over the deep edge. For the GOP the bright spot was that Miller made Cheney look rationale.
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