McCain Adviser Endorses Obama

Charles Fried, a professor at Harvard Law School, has long been one of the most
important conservative thinkers in the United States. Under President Reagan, he
served as Solicitor General of the United States. Since then, he has been prominently
associated with several Republican leaders and candidates, most recently John McCain,
for whom he expressed his enthusiastic support in January.

This week, Fried announced that he has voted for Obama-Biden by absentee ballot.

He has also asked that his name be removed from the several campaign-related committees
on which he serves. In that letter, he said that chief among the reasons for his decision "is the choice
of Sarah Palin at a time of deep national crisis."