By: E&P Staff In the latest editorial endorsement -- all being charted daily by E&P -- The Charleston Gazette in the (still possibly swing) state of West Virginia has backed Barack Obama.
The Falls Church (Va.) News-Press is the latest weekly newspaper to endorse Sen. Barack Obama this week. Send all selections to us, at: gmitchell@editorandpublisher.com.
In a rare move, the Chicago Tribune put a poll up on its site, and this: "The editorial board is debating its endorsement for president. As we think about that choice, we want to hear from you. Which candidate would you endorse?" So far, Obama leads 2-1.
The Charleston paper kicked off its editorial with this.
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Barack Obama is one of those rare leaders who appear in America perhaps once per generation -- a deep thinker who inspires people almost in the tradition of Winston Churchill. Obama's mind probes farther than those around him, and he has eloquence to convey his insights to everyone. He stirs Americans to strive for a better society.
Obama had enough wisdom and judgment in 2002 to denounce President Bush's clamor for an Iraq invasion, while most Washington politicians (except West Virginia's Sen. Robert C. Byrd) meekly supported launching the ruinous war that turned out to be based on phony grounds.
In contrast, Obama's Republican opponent in the Nov. 4 presidential election backed the needless war that has killed more than 4,000 young Americans and cost U.S. taxpayers a projected $1 trillion.
John McCain is part of the Bush-Cheney GOP Washington establishment that has brought severe harm to America. He demanded deregulation of big financial corporations whose executives drew $100 million rewards - and now the collapsing firms must be bailed out at taxpayer expense. The national debt skyrocketed as the White House handed trillion-dollar tax giveaways to the rich, and a booster rocket is being added by the bailouts.
The aging McCain chose an obscure running-mate from the extreme fundamentalist fringe of his party. But Obama wisely picked Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., who has in-depth foreign policy experience.
Election of the McCain-Palin ticket would give America nothing but a continuation of the Bush-Cheney fiasco. Election of the Obama-Biden team would offer a bright new direction.
As we've said before, Obama is a remarkable exception who stands above standard partisan sniping and makes statecraft seem noble. He appeals to the innate decency in all people, beyond party lines, without self-aggrandizing.
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