[No Blue States]

"THe irony is that Zell was replaced by Paul Coverdale who died in 2000. After the defection of Jim Jeffords, it tilted the Senate. You know the Democrats were giddy when Senator Coverdale died, but I am sure it is a different story today."

Wow, I didn't know that. Jumping Jim gave us Zell?

I watched his speech last night and was amazed with his delivery and conviction and choice of words. Also the fact the he seemed to have memorized it or just knew it from the heart.

It was a speech to remember, wish I had taped it. He shredded Kerry and definitely brought some votes to us. He also gave Kerry voters a guilty conscience, provided they have one and watched the speech.

[brothers4thID]

Actually no, Sen. Coverdell died in mid summer 2000. Zell replaced him and then ran in a special election in November to complete what was left of the 4 year term. That was the election that gave us the famously "evenly divided Senate" (and our beloved President). Jeffords jumped ship Memorial Day recess of 2001. There was talk at the time of convincing Miller to switch to give Republicans back control of the Senate, but Miller won't change parties.

[WOSG]

Er, he's got it all backwards ...

Paul Coverdell gave the Governor the opportunity to appoint a Democrat to replace him ... Zell Miller.


http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/07/27/miller.senate.ap/

"I will serve no single political party, but rather 71/2 million Georgians," Miller said. "And every day I serve, I will do my best to do so in the same spirit of dignity, integrity and bipartisan cooperation that were the hallmarks of Paul Coverdell's career."

Democratic leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota said Coverdell and Miller have many similarities, despite their political differences. "Like Paul Coverdell, Zell Miller builds bridges, not walls," Daschle said.

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I am sure Daschle is deeply saddened when Zell Miller blamed Daschle for forcing 17 nay votes on the Homeland Security Bill, because they wanted to put labor union special interests above national security. He did that on Hardball last night.