DINO!

Bad news for Dems:
Sen. Zell Miller doesn't have many bridges to today's Democratic Party left to burn.

Whatever bridges remain are crumbling as the party's national leaders — specifically, its nine candidates for president — read the Georgia Democrat's blunt and often-scathing new book, "A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat."

"They have managed to take the main plank of the McGovern race, antiwar, and the main plank in the Mondale race, raising taxes, and put them together," Mr. Miller said in an exclusive interview with The Washington Times to mark the book's release tomorrow. "How dumb can you get?"

Mr. Miller revealed in the interview that he will buck his party and its leftward lurch next year by casting his ballot for President Bush, which would be the first time a Republican ever won his vote for president.

Good news for Dems: If Zell's switching he's doing so at the wrong time!!!

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush is losing public support for his war and economic policies, according to a new poll which for the first time shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of his handling of Iraq.

A slim majority, 51%, disapprove of his Iraq policy, while 47% approve, according to the ABC News-Washington Post poll released Sunday.

Most Americans, 54%, continue to believe the Iraq war was worth fighting, but that's down from 70% in April. A new high — 62% — say the level of U.S. casualties is unacceptable.

Fewer than one in 10 Americans say Bush has made the nation more prosperous, while 58% — a new high — say the president fails to understand their problems.

The economy remains a major issue, with 45% of Americans approving of the way Bush is handling the economy and 53% disapproving. By a wide margin, 62% to 35%, the public sees the economy as a more pressing problem than terrorism.

The poll was conducted before Thursday's report that the economy surged from July through September at the fastest pace in nearly two decades.

Even more good news for Dems (but bad for those who were hoping for a quick end to the war)
Attack Dispels Hopes of War's Quick End

At least given all the above "good news" for the Dems they probably won't realize the ironic fact that Zell Miller is the only electable potential presidential candidate they have!

Thanks AP!