Des Moines Register - Kerry

[ksoze]

http://www.dmregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041023/OPINION03/410240317/1035&lead=1

[exsoccermom]

1. That was a positive endorsement

much stronger than the Washington Post endorsement.:thumbsup:

[rlev1223]

2. Was this expected ? n /t

[petersjo]

10. The Register's editorial board

usually leans toward a liberal viewpoint, so this isn't unexpected.

[emulatorloo]

3. and it is a great endorsement too

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Most interesting - and relevant to Nov. 2 - Kerry has a reputation for being able to work across party lines. He worked well with Republican Gov. William Weld for the common good of Massachusetts. He worked with Republican Senators John McCain and Bob Smith on POW/MIA issues.

That's a key quality, especially in an angrily polarized America. Of President Bush's shortcomings, the most disappointing is the betrayal of his promise to be a uniter. America should be united at times like these - and was for a shining moment after 9/11. But the president let that slip away, deepening divisions by adopting a my-way-or-the-highway cocksureness on both domestic and foreign affairs.

It can be assumed that the next president, be it Bush or Kerry, will do everything in his power to make America safe from terrorism. That's job No. 1, and the American people will stand for no less. But on the broad range of other issues, Kerry has more to offer. He is in touch with the middle class. He is better informed on health care and has sound ideas for creating jobs. He understands that protecting the environment need not be a drag on the economy but can be a great boon as new energy technologies are developed.

By nature, he is more of a uniter than Bush.


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[Cha]

4. bush is more of a

pathological LIAR..the only bush united us on was AGAINST HIM!

[CalProf]

5. That's one of the best I've seen.

I'm sending it around to my friends.

Especially those of the other persuasion...

[irancontra]

6. nicely written

[DU9598]

7. Terrific

My favorite quote:

Yes, Kerry is liberal. But what's to fear from a liberal president? That he would run big deficits? That he would increase federal spending? That he would expand the power of the federal government over individuals' lives? Nothing Kerry could do could top what President Bush has already done in those realms.

[AlCzervik]

8. i like this part a lot

But Kerry, we believe, has a better chance of overcoming that anger. It is the nature of the man to listen and to respect others. He does not tend toward vindictiveness or in-your-face triumphalism. There is a dignity about him. We have watched him from early in the Iowa caucus campaign through a grueling general-election campaign in a battleground state. We have seen Kerry grow and develop in presidential qualities to the point we're confident in recommending him as a person of common sense and decency - a leader who has what it takes to bring Americans back together.

[Tatiana]

9. This is one of the best Kerry endorsements I've read this year.

What the Des Moines Register did, that I haven't seen many editorial boards do, is focus on Kerry's positives, his record, his true character. Many editorials were basically a litany of Bush's misdeeds and basically said Kerry couldn't do any worse. This editorial showed how Kerry truly touched Iowa during the caucases and got his point across more clearly than he's been able to do since the Bush smears (which this editorial also accurately mentions).

[MichDem10]

11. This should help in Iowa, because....

1) I believe this is the largest paper in the state

2) During the primaries the Register endorsed Senator Edwards one week before the caucuses and Senator Edwards was able to come from nearly 10 points down to finish a very close second.

This endorsement can only help in a close race!

[Ms.Victory]

12. That's a nice endorsement.

[milkyway]

13. This is very big. I just posted that if the election is close, Iowa will

decide it.

[DemFromMem]

14. Nice, but not a switch from 2000

The Cedar Rapids paper would be a switch, however.

Nevertheless, we don't need a Denver Post example of switching the wrong way.

[WI_DEM]

17. It's more than nice

The Register is the biggest paper in the entire state, and its endorsement of Edwards in the caucus was enough to help spring him to a very strong second.

[gcomeau]

15. Now that's an endorsement...

...poor shrub. He can't BUY an endorsement like that.

-Grant

[WI_DEM]

16. This one is a biggie

Great news.