In retrospect did republicans really want Zell Miller to speak?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I support conservative/liberal segregation.

i guess we've finally found something we agree on.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

As a Republican, I must say I was extremely disappointed with tonight's speeches.  Miller's attacks were dirty and dishonorable, and a reflected poorly on our party's convention.  If this is the sort of campaign Bush wants to run, I may have no choice but to vote for Kerry.

I totally agree. All the hatred of Sen. Kerry displayed by our party is revolting. Why can't our party get back to its roots and be the party of Bob LaFollette again? Or the party of Henry Wallace before he switched? It's a shame we drove out people like Henry Wallace, we need the old style liberal Republicans back.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

he also bashed Carter, who was president BEFORE he spoke at Clinton's convention. So therefore he did change, not this nonsense about the party leaving him.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

become when? 1976? Tonight he bashed the Democrat who was elected that year. From his own state too , so therefore also a southern style Democrat.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Someone name me one issue McCain agrees with the GOP on.

abortion.

Now if Carter was who made the party what he didn't like, why remain a Democrat all the time since then? He says the party left him recently, but now it's obvious it was over 30 years ago, actually I'd say 56 years ago with ol' Strom.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

now you could probably make an example with Lincoln Chaffee.

However, even if Chaffee is voting for Kerry (which he very well might be), he isn't screaming about how the party has left him and how his views are the true views of the party and how they need to get back to them and be just like the Democrats, ect. ect.

Jeffords came from a family of around 10 generations of Republicans. And he realized that he didn't fit in the party anymore, and he left. Now Zell needs to do the same.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

brtd:  quit bringing up zell's support of carter.

i supported reagan in the 80s.  now, in hindsight, i have some clear disagreements with some of the reagan policy.

but, id still support reagan over carter or mondale.

just because zell supported carter, doesnt mean he cant disagree withs ome of his policies.

however, on what issues would he support carter now, given his current voting record?