Jilted: The Bush brothers kick Katherine Harris to the curb.

I wonder if she will start talking to revenge herself. This should be encouraged.--Dictynna

By Brian Montopoli
Posted Thursday, June 30, 2005, at 2:16 PM PT

Odds are that you haven't thought about Katherine Harris for a while. When she was Florida secretary of state in 2000, of course, Harris' maneuvering helped George W. Bush carry Florida, and with it the presidency. For her role in the election, she was skewered as nakedly partisan and parodied on Saturday Night Live as an ambitious harpy caked in enough makeup to embarrass a drag queen. But Harris took her lumps, expecting the Republican Party to eventually repay her for her efforts. Instead, the president and his brother Jeb are now trying to sink her.