Jim Miller: North's Senate Opponent Speaks
By John Crouch, Attorney at Law,
Crouch & Crouch, Arlington, Virginia; (703)
528-6700;
Copyright John Crouch 1994
Amicus Curiae, College of William and Mary
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See also "Miller Again Challenges Warner to
Debates," below.
U.S. Senate candidate Jim Miller, an energetic free-marketer,
drew a crowd of 70 students at the Campus center last Wednesday night. Miller,
an economics professor and former Federal Trade Commission chairman and
OMB chief, seeks Virginia's 1994 GOP Senate nomination. Col. Oliver North
is his likely opponent; the winner will face Sen. Chuck Robb and perhaps
Gov. Doug Wilder.
Miller flaunted his experience in working with Congress to tame the budget,
claiming, "I know what's wrong and I know how to fix it." He described
his work at the FTC as restraining "the National Nanny." He noted
that the deficit was cut and stopped rising for three years while he was
at OMB. Miller claimed many federal programs were not even "a proper
function of government."
The "public school monopoly" and the social security "[pyramid]
scheme" would be crimes if operated by private citizens, Miller said,
concluding that governments deserved no exceptions from the law. He said
the present system of school choice in higher education helps make U.S.
universities the world's best. On entitlements, he said people must at least
get back what they paid in, plus interest, but beyond that point they should
be means-tested. He vigorously backed the North American Free Trade Agreement,
stressing that commerce happens between individuals, not countries.
Miller criticized those who divide the GOP into social and economical conservatives.
He said a free market would powerfully encourage social responsibility;
conversely, the lack of such conservative values as a work ethic and respect
for property gums up the economy.
Miller ridiculed Mary Sue Terry, Virginia's Democratic candidate for Governor
in this fall's election, for "cavorting" with D.C. liberals who
think she can pass for a conservative. Terry's opponent is former congressman
George Allen.
The College Republicans at the college and the law school sponsored the
speech. Miller urged students to be delegates to the nominating convention
next June.
- John Crouch
MILLER AGAIN CHALLENGES WARNER TO DEBATES
By Richard E. Knight, Attorney at Law, Arlington, Virginia
Senatorial candidate Jim Miller struck a deep chord in the Shenandoah Valley
Saturday night on February 24, 1996 at the Annual Lincoln Day Dinner of
the Shenandoah County Republican Women and Shenandoah County Republican
Committee when he addressed five hundred members of the Republican party
faithful during dinner in the Volunteer Fire House of Edinburg auditorium
whose walls were plastered with 80 banners of John Warner and Jim Miller.
Featured at the head table in their speaking order were Senator John Warner,
Jim Miller, and Frank R. Wolf. With Demaris, his wife of 34 years, seated
beside him, Jim Miller received a standing ovation from the audience as
he was introduced. He proclaimed to the crowd which warmly welcomed him
that he was a Southerner by birth and a Virginian by choice.
Noting the pivotal founding fathers were southerners and Virginians, he
styled George Washington as a charismatic leader who brought victory to
the cause, earning his country's esteem for being "first in war, first
in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Jim Miller financial
achievements gave weight to his message that today all political programs
must be frugal, criticizing the opportunities being sacrificed on the altar
of diversity and political correctness.
His call for protecting the rights of the unborn and for simplifying the
tax code brought a loud round of spontaneous applause from the audience,
many of whom were wearing JIM MILLER badges. His endorsements of the need
for Constitutional amendments for a balanced budget and for term limits
were heard loud and clear by his supporters.
Jim Miller again challenged John Warner to a debate in each of the eleven
congressional districts in Virginia. John Warner, who had just spent the
last 72 hours touring 11 events, insisted his presence in the nation's capital
prevented him from accepting more than one debate challenge. Jim Miller
noted that Senators Alexander, Spector, Gramm, and Dole were able to attend
debates in the North.
Closing, Jim Miller quoted Abraham Lincoln that a house divided cannot stand,
as he pledged to support the party's nominee in the general election, to
the delight of a standing ovation from his supporters.
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