Denver Post endorsement ??

[kentuck]

Is this a typical Bush endorsement !
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http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~417~2484208,00.html

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Typically, in the case of an incumbent, our endorsement calculation would begin this way: Are we, as Coloradans, better off today than we were four years ago?

In a word, no. Since 2001, Colorado has lost more jobs than we've gained, and the ones we've gained pay less than the ones we've lost. We pay less in taxes, but our household and medical expenses have skyrocketed. Ninety thousand of us have lost our health coverage. Washington is ringing up record deficits and sticking the next generation with the bill. In Iraq, Colorado-based military units and reserves are deployed in a hostile environment for questionable purpose and uncertain result.

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[mikehiggins]

1. Makes as much sense as those Polk County Fla bozos

Only its written a lot better.

What a bunch of morans.

[punpirate]

2. Yup, it is....

The next two paragraphs:

"Yet, in the context of Nov. 2, it isn't sensible to assess the state of our union in easily definable ways. Ours is an era in which security matters most, and national security is the preeminent duty of the next president.

"On Sept. 11, 2001, this country accepted a great challenge - to inflict justice on terrorists who would attack us and to take every reasonable step to protect our homeland. The task has been pursued with dogged resolution, and we think President Bush is best suited to continue the fight."

Sounds like the editors of the Post are a bit conflicted, but, ultimately, they choose the idiot. Guess what that makes them?

[Southern Patriot]

3. It's still an endorsement and I'm frankly shocked.

You'd think that literate, informed editors would recognize that we're on an swful coursed. All Bush offers is more of the same.

Were these people suckered by Bush & Co's fear mongering? Why the hell can't Kerry trump this demagoguery?

[kentuck]

4. In fairness, the people at the paper wanted to endorse Kerry but...

were over-ruled by the Editor...

[Doctor_J]

5. it's the mindset of the bushies

yep, the country's going into the shitter, but that's ok since we're bombing iraq to the stoneage.

i am wondering how bad things have to get here before people decide they'd rather have joba and decent drinking water than dead arabs.

[earthside]

6. Deferred to Owner

Here's my take on the Denver Post endorsement.

Like the Cleveland Plain Dealer, I suspect the editorial board wanted Kerry, but Post owner, Dean Singleton, is a Texas Bush super-Pioneer. In the end, the owner got his way.

But the endorsement editorial is hilarious. In paragraph after paragraph it points out where Bush has gone wrong over the last four years. Then it adds "To do" suggestions for Bush that completely conflict with his ideologocal positions and record in office!

The ONLY reason the Post editorial gives for voting for Bush is that he has "dogged resolution".

But then the endorsement says, " Our support for Bush is tempered by unease over the poor choices and results of his first term. To succeed in his second-term, Bush must begin by taking responsibility for U.S. failures in Iraq, admit his mistakes and adjust U.S. strategy."

See a contradiction here? "Dogged resolution" but he'd better "adjust U.S. strategy"!!!

This endorsement reminds me of that old saying: The words say no, but the eyes say yes.
The headline of the editorial says 'Bush for President', but the actual editorial says 'vote for Kerry'.