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| The Seattle P-I Drinks the Kool Aid: We're for Kerry |
| 2004-08-27 |
| Four years ago, this page endorsed George W. Bush for president. We cannot do so again — because of an ill-conceived war and its aftermath, undisciplined spending, a shrinkage of constitutional rights and an intrusive social agenda. It is terrible, isn't it? Bringing freedom and stability to a nation which has never had it ever. Stopping a tyrant from developing WMD for terrorists, some of whome called Baghdad home; forclosing the possibility of another bloody war in the region... The Bush presidency is not what we had in mind. Our endorsement of John Kerry is not without reservations, but he is head and shoulders above the incumbent. And heading south at light speed. The first issue is the war. When the Bush administration began beating the drums for war on Iraq, this page said repeatedly that he had not justified it. When war came, this page closed ranks, wanting to support our troops and give the president the benefit of the doubt. The troops deserved it. In hindsight, their commander in chief did not. The commander of chief is the troops, except when Kerry is in office, right? |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #8 ...undisciplined spending, Since when has the left concerned withself with reining in government spending? Is this the universe where Spock has a goatee? |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-08-27 1:21:31 PM |
| #7 There isn't that much difference between the Seattle PI and Seattle Times. They are in kind of a 'joint operating' relationship. They are both also very Liberal... and (thank God) both dying with the rest of the 'print media'. People are getting tired of being told what to think. Some of the Times headlines are much worse then the PI. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-08-27 11:44:32 AM |
| #6 I'm curious, though, how they can give Kerry a pass when his campaign has been using legal threats to try to shut down criticism of his past Internal consistency has never been a guideline of the left |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-27 10:53:45 AM |
| #5 Your bad Badanov.;) That's because I am one of the Bad Guys. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-08-27 10:48:30 AM |
| #4 I, too, was about to make a snide comment about the Intelligencer's misnomer when I noticed that this article is actually from the Seattle Times. Your bad Badanov.;) |
| Posted by: GK 2004-08-27 10:41:05 AM |
| #3 They endorsed Bush last time? Hmm. I'd be willing to bet they changed editors, or were bought out by a parent company like Gannett - or whomever - rather than having some sort of change of heart. |
| Posted by: B 2004-08-27 10:31:35 AM |
| #2 As James Taranto puts in, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is "as intelligent as a fencepost." |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-08-27 10:23:28 AM |
| #1 a shrinkage of constitutional rights I'm no fan of McCain-Feingold, but that's over-stating the case, IMHO. Of course, I doubt that's what the P-I had in mind. They're probably upset that the FBI can now keep newspaper clippings. I'm curious, though, how they can give Kerry a pass when his campaign has been using legal threats to try to shut down criticism of his past. When the Bush administration began beating the drums for war on Iraq, this page said repeatedly that he had not justified it. No doubt they were against the Iraqi Liberation Act. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-08-27 10:03:18 AM |