January 24, 2008
The Kiss of Death
The New York Times has endorsed John McCain for the Republican nomination. Well, if you can call it that. The editorial begins:
We have strong disagreements with all the Republicans running for president. The leading candidates have no plan for getting American troops out of Iraq. They are too wedded to discredited economic theories and unwilling even now to break with the legacy of President Bush. We disagree with them strongly on what makes a good Supreme Court justice.
What discredited economic theories? Free markets? Low taxes? These are not discredited in the least. I would also point out that contrary to popular belief the Democrats have no plan for getting American troops out of Iraq and that is one of their stated goals.
Regardless of the content, this isn't likely to play well with conservatives who are already disheartened by Sen. McCain.
2008 Race Posted by Harrison Bergeron at January 24, 2008 10:35 PM
I'd hate to see what they said about the ones they did not endorse.
Posted by: jk at January 25, 2008 11:37 AMHugh Hewitt sez: "I hope very [sic] GOP voter with a ballot left to cast reads this telegram from today's left wing elite" It's not clear from Hewitt's website whether one of the current GOP field has attracted his support.
Johngalt wonders why I read Hewitt. Hugh represents -- intelligently -- a faction of the GOP which, whether I like it or not, has the numbers and energy to sway debate and elections.
Posted by: jk at January 25, 2008 2:32 PM | What do you think? [2]