The convention crowd was speechless as longtime conservative
Republican Bob Miller said
it. He denounced Bush in no uncertain terms saying democracy
itself is what is now at stake in the 2004 election. Having
turned down invitations to join the Democratic Party, Miller
deounced Bush at the convention of fellow songwriters as the
second most hated man to live in the past 200 years of history.
Miller, a fighter pilot in Vietnam, is the published author of 3 books,
a gospel singer and songwriter, a former producer of The Late
Show and a 1992 GOP candidate for the United States Senate in
Alabama against Richard Shelby.
I am grateful for the many invitations to join the
Democratic Party, but I'll stick it out here. I mean, how could
it possibly get any worse than having the second most hated man
to live in the last 200 years as your candidate.
With the backbone of the Democratic Party, William
Jefferson Clinton, out of the way and the Bush Storm Troopers in
place, democracy took the day off. Then this war-for-profit crew
moved forward with their plans as if world opinions were
irrelevant...Now that the moment of glory has passed and the long
years of blood, sweat and tears are upon us, they will yet again
-- according to plan -- take their spoils and move on, leaving
the rest of us to bury the dead and balance the checkbook...I'm
not campaigning against a fellow Republican. The truth is, Bush
does not represent the Republican Party or any other party for
that matter. He represents the Bush dynasty. Is it not bad enough
that another four years of his dictatorship will produce yet more
unemployed, homeless and demoralized Americans? Can we also risk
having to cope with his uncontrollable ego? The leadership of
this father and son team can be critiqued using a term that
epitomizes their presidencies: Collateral Damage. Clearly,
America's integrity and economy fall into this category when they
clash with the prosperity of Bush and his accomplices.
On his 2000 album Bob
Miller Sings From The Heart one of the cuts he
sings is the Hank Williams classic "I Saw The
Light".
Just like a blind man I wandered along
Worries and fears I claimed for my own
Then like the blind man that God gave back his sight
Praise the Lord I saw the light.
Rob is the
founder and editor of the news site robwire.com and is a
frequent contributor to rob.dailykos.com
and robnotes.blogspot.com
