Here’s an endorsement you can  believe in, from the D.C. Examiner:

America is at war overseas and in an economic crisis here at home. Many of her citizens believe the country is on the wrong track. It is for times such as these that men like John McCain are made, to put country first so that it can be put right in its time of need. For this reason, The Examiner endorses McCain for president and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, for vice president.

The Examiner continues:

Cut through the high-toned speeches and campaign cut and thrust, and the pre-eminent issues of 2008 become strikingly clear.

The two most eminent issues:

• “First, the next president must have the hard-earned experience, unrelenting toughness and uncompromising character to wage and win the war against al Qaeda and other terrorists who seek the destruction of America.” — Sen. McCain has this hard-earned experience. There is not a tougher man in all of politics. And his character is his greatest strength. Obama cannot compete nor compare with Sen. McCain on any single one of these traits. He’s a mere child in comparison.
• “Second, he must have an unshakable commitment to restoring honest taxing and spending by government at all levels, the essential first step of which is ridding Washington of pork-barrel “earmarks,” the gateway drug to budget deficits and political corruption.” — Sen. McCain doesn’t earmark. At all. None. Obama…well, not so much. Obama wants to raise taxes and further increase the role of government, government spending, and government programs.

Their conclusion:

While no candidate is perfect, presidents like Harry Truman remind us that defending and enriching America’s place in a dangerous world often requires the sometimes rough-hewn character of men and women who always put country first, no matter the cost to them personally. It is precisely for times like these that America needs John McCain and Sarah Palin.

(h/t to Glenn Reynolds)

Posted by Robbie Cooper on Thursday, September 25th, 2008 | Trackback |