Republican Party seeks to draft Miller into politics
The comedian Dennis Miller is being talked about, apparently seriously, as a Republican candidate for a statewide post. Three Republican strategists interviewed in the past week have said they want to draft Miller into politics. One, a prominent Republican operative and Schwarzenegger aide who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that once the recall election is over, he plans to recruit Miller to challenge Barbara Boxer for her U.S. Senate seat next year.
Whatever his intentions, Miller has been raising his political profile for at least a year.
He spoke out passionately in favor of the war in Iraq. He has made frequent appearances on conservative talk radio.
In June, Miller spoke at fund-raisers for President Bush in Los Angeles and San Francisco and endorsed the recall. “It’s no longer the San Andreas fault; it’s Gray Davis’ fault,” Miller said then, a line he repeated this week at a Schwarzenegger rally.
In his two appearances on behalf of Schwarzenegger this week, Miller cut a less than conventional political figure. Known for his literary and historical references, he entered the media room after Wednesday’s debate and immediately compared Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante to Sancho Panza in an extended allusion to “Don Quixote.” He also used an expletive for toilet. And he declared of Schwarzenegger that “anyone who can negotiate back-end deals in Hollywood surely can resurrect this budget.”
Miller is a fantastic political satarist – just because his political jokes and commentary are generally right on target . . doesn’t mean he’s qualified to take office. I’d like to see more of him in a serious light – - find out what he’s about and where he’d focus his office, should he actually, seriouslly run.
One thing is for sure – if he does run – - that is one debate I’ll not miss!
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