NY Newsday Endorses Mejias Over King (NY-03)

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

Newsday has repeatedly endorsed King for Congress.

We've admired his independence, his willingness to stand up against political correctness and to speak his mind. He also has had the good luck to run mostly against weak opponents. This year is different. Democrat David Mejias, 35, is a strong candidate making a spirited run for the job.

King, 62, has become increasingly strident and divisive, for instance launching a blistering, broad-brush attack on local Islamic leaders whom he judged insufficiently vocal in disavowing 9/11 conspiracy theories. And although he became chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee this year - which should have been good for New York - he failed to prevent a 40-percent cut in federal anti-terror dollars to the state.

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Mejias promises pragmatic solutions to the nation's problems, a refreshing change. Newsday endorses Mejias.

http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/opinion/ny-vpend014955299nov01,0,7125189.story?coll=ny-opinion-print

[KingFlorez]

1. This is good

Especially since King is a fixture on Long Island.