So he doesn't have to follow any drumbeat but his own. In any event, freshman Senator Miller has made his mark early on the national scene. He will forever be remembered as the maverick Democrat who stood up first for a new Republican president. We began this piece by wondering what Gov. Barnes must be thinking. Georgia's senior senator, nearly always a national Democratic team player, is up for election in 2002.
Republicans are all but certain to recruit a quality challenger.
Bill Shipp is editor of Bill Shipp's Georgia, a weekly newsletter on government and business.