There's a big difference between Jim Jeffords and Zell Miller. Jeffords had the courage and decency to leave the Republican Party instead of staying in and becoming the type of cancer Zell Miller has become. As for Lieberman, he's not out actively campaigning for the Republican nominee while still calling himself a Democrat. The reason Lieberman couldn't get the Democratic nomination is the same reason why John McCain couldn't get the Republican nomination. Party candidates have to be able to appeal to all parts of the party. The far right hates McCain because he's not virulenty anti-choice, anti-gay, and pro-Big Brother government. Bush did a great job of playing both sides of these issues. Do the words "compassionate conservative" ring a bell? Bill Clinton and now John Kerry are doing the same in the Democratic Party. I realize I sound like Oliver Stone, but I really think that Zell Miller is a Republican and he's trying to take it upon himself to destroy the Democratic Party.
Oh, and btw, I'm a proud, card-carrying member of the ACLU, and if you value your civil liberties, you should be, too.
acludem