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Zell Miller, that damned-near-a-Republican senator from Georgia, made some statements about the 9/11 commission that are worth considering.

I believe it will ultimately play a role in doing great harm to this country, for its unintended consequences, I fear, will be to energize our enemies and demoralize our troops.

After being drowned in a tidal wave of all who didn’t do enough before 9/11, I have come to believe that the Commission should issue a report that says: “No one did enough in the past. No one did near enough.”

Then thank everyone for serving, send them home and let’s get on with the job of protecting this country in the future.

Tragically, these hearings have proved to be a very divisive diversion for this country. Tragically, they have devoured valuable time, looking backwards when we should be looking forward.

Can you imagine handling the attack on Pearl Harbor this way? Can you imagine Congress, the media and the public standing for this kind of political gamesmanship and finger pointing after that “day of infamy” in 1941?

Some partisans tried that ploy, but they were soon quieted by the patriots who understood how important it was to get on with the war and take the battle to America’s enemies, and not dwell on what FDR knew when.

You see, back then the highest priority was to win a war, not win an election. That’s what made them “The Greatest Generation.”

There was a time when I thought that it would be interesting to see what happened if Zell Miller were the Democrat challenger for the White House this year. But I realized that what made him such an intriguing candidate is precisely the thing that would keep him from running: he has a sense of priority that closely resembles mine, and personal gain isn't always at the top of the list.

It will be a shame to see him bowing out of public office--an ally more often than not, and an honorable voice of dissent otherwise.

Read the rest of his statement.

Posted by zombyboy at March 30, 2004 03:46 PM | TrackBack