Timeless Principles ; the Right Question in Evaluating a Law or Idea Should Be 'Is It Decent?' Series: Second of Three Excerpts

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Former Sen. Zell Miller, Georgia Democrat, outlines a cultural crisis that led him to take his stand with President Bush in his new book, "A Deficit of Decency" (Stroud & Hall, Macon, Ga.). The author, who also served as Georgia governor, wrote the 2003 best- seller "A National Party No More."

I greeted the Republican National Convention by first talking about family in my 13-minute keynote speech at Madison Square Garden."Like you, I ask: Which leader is it today that has the vision, the willpower, and yes, the backbone to best protect my family?

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Timeless Principles ; the Right Question in Evaluating a Law or Idea Should Be 'Is It Decent?' Series: Second of Three Excerpts

"The clear answer to that question has placed me in this hall with you tonight, for my family is more important than my party. There is but one man to whom I am willing to entrust their future, and that man's name is George W. Bush."

When I appeared later that night on "Hardball With Chris Matthews," Matthews st...

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