A great piece by Larry Peterson of The Savannah Morning News on Zell's future and present schedule.
Will Zell have to hire a dog walker?
By Larry Peterson
The Savannah Morning News
December 10, 2004
Zell Miller is in for a change of pace.
Just last week, Georgia's lame duck U.S. Senator had sounded as though he had a lot of time on his hands.
That was before he said Wednesday that he'd signed on as a senior policy advisor for the politically connected McKenna Long & Aldridge law firm.
Miller, who didn't seek re-election, says he'll advise the firm's clients on issues such as banking, agriculture, homeland security and education.
The idea is that with Miller on board, there will be more clients. Another name for his job is "rainmaker."
Whatever his new function, he'll probably need to re-engage his political gears and quit coasting, which he seemed to be doing last week.
Interviewed briefly before a speech in Savannah, the former governor ducked questions about his feuds with fellow Democrats over the past year. Though thoughtful, his speech on education and job training was as controversial as cornbread.
Asked how he was spending his time, he seemed pretty loosely scheduled, almost on the edge of boredom.
He said he was walking his two dogs, Woodrow and Gus, four miles a day.
He also said he's been working at reading up to three books at a time, most recently, Ann Coulter's "How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must.")
Miller also said he was writing a book, but was vague about the content.
He said it was about "a lot of different things" and that he didn't have a title.
And, by the way, he added, the manuscript is supposed to be done March 1.
Given that deadline and Miller's new chores, so much for the loose schedule.
He might have to hire a dog walker.
Anyone have any midnight oil to send him?
By Larry Peterson
The Savannah Morning News
December 10, 2004
Zell Miller is in for a change of pace.
Just last week, Georgia's lame duck U.S. Senator had sounded as though he had a lot of time on his hands.
That was before he said Wednesday that he'd signed on as a senior policy advisor for the politically connected McKenna Long & Aldridge law firm.
Miller, who didn't seek re-election, says he'll advise the firm's clients on issues such as banking, agriculture, homeland security and education.
The idea is that with Miller on board, there will be more clients. Another name for his job is "rainmaker."
Whatever his new function, he'll probably need to re-engage his political gears and quit coasting, which he seemed to be doing last week.
Interviewed briefly before a speech in Savannah, the former governor ducked questions about his feuds with fellow Democrats over the past year. Though thoughtful, his speech on education and job training was as controversial as cornbread.
Asked how he was spending his time, he seemed pretty loosely scheduled, almost on the edge of boredom.
He said he was walking his two dogs, Woodrow and Gus, four miles a day.
He also said he's been working at reading up to three books at a time, most recently, Ann Coulter's "How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must.")
Miller also said he was writing a book, but was vague about the content.
He said it was about "a lot of different things" and that he didn't have a title.
And, by the way, he added, the manuscript is supposed to be done March 1.
Given that deadline and Miller's new chores, so much for the loose schedule.
He might have to hire a dog walker.
Anyone have any midnight oil to send him?
posted by Sid Cottingham | 11:58 PM
2 Comments:
I think Zell should start a blog....then again, what do I know?
I love that "Get out of my face!" yell he does on the Hardball commercial.
What do you know? For starters, you and Rusty were the ones that got me to start my blog my friend.
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