http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/194370_endorsed.htmlSunday, October 10, 2004
Voters' choice is clear: John Kerry for president
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD
John Kerry should be the next president of the United States. This endorsement is based not only on President Bush's failings -- which are manifest -- but also on the conclusion that Kerry can succeed where Bush has failed.
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The next generation of jurisprudence will be better served by Kerry's intent to nominate justices "with a record of respect" for constitutional rights, including a woman's right to choose.
George W. Bush has failed America on the economy, civil liberties, the environment, nuclear proliferation and, most unforgivable, on national security by leading us into a demonstrably unnecessary war in Iraq that has distracted our attention from and diminished our capability to fight a comprehensive global war on terror.
Kerry is intellectually and ideologically equipped to succeed where Bush has failed. The obvious prospects for that success lie in his military, congressional and international experience, his superior intellectual curiosity and willingness to consider dissenting opinions, his commitment to protecting the civil liberties of all Americans and his potential to surround himself with a broad coalition of competent Cabinet members, staff and advisers.
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