Thursday, October 23, 2008

New York Times Endorses Obama

The United States is battered and drifting after eight years of President Bush’s failed leadership.
He is saddling his successor with two wars, a scarred global image and a government systematically
stripped of its ability to protect and help its citizens — whether they are fleeing a hurricane’s
floodwaters, searching for affordable health care or struggling to hold on to their homes, jobs,
savings and pensions in the midst of a financial crisis that was foretold and preventable.

As tough as the times are, the selection of a new president is easy. After nearly two years of a
grueling and ugly campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has proved that he is the right
choice to be the 44th president of the United States.

Mr. Obama has met challenge after challenge, growing as a leader and putting real flesh on his early
promises of hope and change. He has shown a cool head and sound judgment. We believe he has the
will and the ability to forge the broad political consensus that is essential to finding solutions to this
nation’s problems.

In the same time, Senator John McCain of Arizona has retreated farther and farther to the fringe of American
politics, running a campaign on partisan division, class warfare and even hints of racism. His policies and
worldview are mired in the past. His choice of a running mate so evidently unfit for the office was a final
act of opportunism and bad judgment that eclipsed the accomplishments of 26 years in Congress.

Mr. Obama has withstood some of the toughest campaign attacks ever mounted against a candidate. He’s been
called un-American and accused of hiding a secret Islamic faith. The Republicans have linked him to domestic
terrorists and questioned his wife’s love of her country. Ms. Palin has also questioned millions of Americans’
patriotism, calling Republican-leaning states “pro-America.”

This country needs sensible leadership, compassionate leadership, honest leadership and strong leadership.
Barack Obama has shown that he has all of those qualities.


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow! short and clear and brilliant. Not a surprise but dont forget they endorsed Hillary the first time around. Yes, Obama.