NYT endorses Obama, says Romney offers dangerous ideas, when he offers any

[flamingdem]

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/opinion/sunday/barack-obama-for-president.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0


"We enthusiastically endorse Pres. Obama, who has earned a 2nd term; Romney offers dangerous ideas, when he offers any"

TAKE THAT DESMOINES REGURGITATOR

Barack Obama for Re-Election
Published: October 27, 2012 273 Comments



The economy is slowly recovering from the 2008 meltdown, and the country could suffer another recession if the wrong policies take hold. The United States is embroiled in unstable regions that could easily explode into full-blown disaster. An ideological assault from the right has started to undermine the vital health reform law passed in 2010. Those forces are eroding women’s access to health care, and their right to control their lives. Nearly 50 years after passage of the Civil Rights Act, all Americans’ rights are cheapened by the right wing’s determination to deny marriage benefits to a selected group of us. Astonishingly, even the very right to vote is being challenged.

That is the context for the Nov. 6 election, and as stark as it is, the choice is just as clear.

President Obama has shown a firm commitment to using government to help foster growth. He has formed sensible budget policies that are not dedicated to protecting the powerful, and has worked to save the social safety net to protect the powerless. Mr. Obama has impressive achievements despite the implacable wall of refusal erected by Congressional Republicans so intent on stopping him that they risked pushing the nation into depression, held its credit rating hostage, and hobbled economic recovery.

Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has gotten this far with a guile that allows him to say whatever he thinks an audience wants to hear. But he has tied himself to the ultraconservative forces that control the Republican Party and embraced their policies, including reckless budget cuts and 30-year-old, discredited trickle-down ideas. Voters may still be confused about Mr. Romney’s true identity, but they know the Republican Party, and a Romney administration would reflect its agenda. Mr. Romney’s choice of Representative Paul Ryan as his running mate says volumes about that.

We have criticized individual policy choices that Mr. Obama has made over the last four years, and have been impatient with his unwillingness to throw himself into the political fight. But he has shaken off the hesitancy that cost him the first debate, and he approaches the election clearly ready for the partisan battles that would follow his victory.

We are confident he would challenge the Republicans in the “fiscal cliff” battle even if it meant calling their bluff, letting the Bush tax cuts expire and forcing them to confront the budget sequester they created. Electing Mr. Romney would eliminate any hope of deficit reduction that included increased revenues. MORE AT LINK

[jamesatemple]

1. Well-written, powerful endorsement by the NYT.

The editorial endorsement gives solid information with regard to President Obama's tireless efforts and achievements on behalf of the Country; it addresses the shortcomings of the Republican Party and those of its Presidential candidate; and the comments following it express the confidence and enthusiasm of the President's supporters.

Thanks for posting flamingdem.

[flamingdem]

4. Thanks for reminding me to check the comments

The NYT has one of the only comments sections worth reading!

[davidpdx]

2. LOL@ the Des Moines Register part

I posted the link to the Dkos article on Facebook with a link saying: Des Moines Register gives Romney the Fox stamp of approval.

[flamingdem]

5. ha ha exactly!

Also, there is some connection between Bain and DMR via buyouts, not surprising..

[whttevrr]

3. The attempt to disenfranchise voters is enough to vote against Republicans en masse!

"Astonishingly, even the very right to vote is being challenged.

That is the context for the Nov. 6 election, and as stark as it is, the choice is just as clear."

But more importantly:

"Mr. Obama has impressive achievements despite the implacable wall of refusal erected by Congressional Republicans so intent on stopping him that they risked pushing the nation into depression, held its credit rating hostage, and hobbled economic recovery."

Ps.
I have ID.
I'm white.
And I voted early for President Obama.

FU Mr. Sununu!

[flamingdem]

6. Bravo to the NYT that they print the truth on this issue!

Cable news has had a hard time stating the obvious and has built the false equivalence, congress is dysfuntional myth.