09-29-2008 10:02 AM
I’m not going to lie.* Up until yesterday, I don’t think I’d ever heard of the paper the
Stockton Record.* However, I do recognize when something is of historical significance.* This is a paper that has not endorsed a Democrat for President since 1936.* Well, on September 28, 2008, that streak ended.
That is because the California paper
has endorsed Barack Obama for President.
It is an endorsement that is stated without hesitation or trepidation.* It cites that, while they may feel that Barack Obama does not have a total mastery of all issues (i.e. the economy), he does know that having the right people in place to actually have real oversight and accountability for the markets and industries they are tasked to keep in line is vital.
Furthermore, the paper cites that Obama clearly bests McCain in another area of importance: judgment.
Just read what they say:
“He (McCain)
tends to shoot from the hip and go on gut instinct. The nation cannot go through four more years of literally and figuratively shooting now and asking questions later.
My guess is that is safe to regard the
Record as a pretty conservative paper.* If they are willing to endorse Obama over McCain, what does that really say about how presidential many think McCain really is?
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