LA Daily News (GOP paper) Endorses Kerry! ("Time to Reunite")

[villager]

Amazing! This paper has been a GOP bastion in L.A. for forever... Even had a solicitor snort and argue with me when I once told him I'd never subscribe as long as they kept supporting Republicans...

Damn, do I have to take the paper now?


Kerry for president

It's time to reunite America

With the presidential election just nine days away and polls showing a dead heat, the country appears as divided as it was four years ago, when George W. Bush eked out a victory over then-Vice President Al Gore.

And that's no place to be.

With the nation at war against terrorist radicals, there has never been a greater need for unity. We found that unity after the terrible 9-11 attacks, but under President Bush's leadership we have become dangerously polarized.

To wage an effective war on terrorism, we must restore national unity and repair our damaged international alliances.

And the candidate best able to do that is Sen. John Kerry.

In fairness, there is much to admire about Bush's four years in office. In the aftermath of 9-11, he applied a steadying hand that helped unite the nation and focus Americans on the enormity of the task we faced. He crafted a sound vision for what it will take to wage the war, and he has shown the resolve necessary to win it.

But for all the leadership Bush showed in those first days, the record has been far more troubling ever since.

In Iraq, he staked the American-led invasion on weapons of mass destruction that never materialized. And while years of faulty evidence from various sources weren't his fault, his response to this clearly documented failure certainly is. Other than the belated resignation of CIA Director George Tenet, no one in the administration was publicly held accountable for this enormous error.

Lack of accountability is, sadly, a recurring theme in this administration.

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http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200%257E20951%257E2487608,00.html#

[blm]

1. Amazing. I used to live in the San Fernando Valley and Daily News is

pretty Republican.

[villager]

2. it's pretty astonishing all right...

... leaving me to wonder who the hell all these people are in the polls that insist they're supporting Li'l Bush?

[pandorasox]

6. Didn't stop the Chicago Tribune from pushing *

:eyes:

[wtmusic]

3. That is truly amazing...I've been hammering them with LTTE's

for over a year now.

Maybe a lot of others have been doing the same thing.

[villager]

5. they must know that most of their readership...

...except for the Simi Valley parts, can't stand their editorial direction... (until now, at least...!)

[SensibleOne]

4. Was sooo happy to seet his Villager...

I live in SF Valley and subscribe to DN (hubby loves the sports section) Sunday I ran out to the driveway to grab the OP/ED and see who they endorsed, I was Shocked! OP/ED is usually sooo right wing. I think this is a great sign. Cheers.