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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 10:58 AM Oct 2012

Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader Endorses President Obama

steady leadership deserves time

Politicians say what they think voters want to hear. Still, it's disappointing that neither candidate for president is preparing Americans for hard choices ahead.Separating rhetoric from reality is especially difficult when considering Republican Mitt Romney, because he has espoused so many conflicting positions. From abortion to taxes and trade with China, he has been all over the map.Romney's a great salesman, but it's impossible to know what he's selling or predict what he would do if elected. This makes him a risky choice.Barack Obama has a record as president, and though he has not led us to his post-partisan promised land, he has provided steady, principled leadership during an economic crisis...

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/10/28/2387267/re-elect-president-obama.html#storylink=cpy

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Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader Endorses President Obama (Original Post) WI_DEM Oct 2012 OP
Way to go Herald.... CherokeeDem Oct 2012 #1
Mine as well get the red out Oct 2012 #2
Wow, that's great! Major Hogwash Oct 2012 #3
Yep. They elected an openly gay mayor in 2010. The eastern part of the state where I'm from... Comrade_McKenzie Oct 2012 #4

get the red out

(13,466 posts)
2. Mine as well
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 11:13 AM
Oct 2012

Yea Herald Leader!!!!

We're such an odd mix of "red" and "blue" here in Lexington, aren't we?

 

Comrade_McKenzie

(2,526 posts)
4. Yep. They elected an openly gay mayor in 2010. The eastern part of the state where I'm from...
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 12:59 PM
Oct 2012

Not so liberal.

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