Although two very unlikely newspapers that have not endorsed a candidate in eons--the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times--grabbed the press by publicly recommending Barack Obama for President, the endorsement that caught my attention was that of the Miami Herald.
As the Herald has longed deferred to the conservative right-leaning political leadership of Miami, the endorsement comes as a pleasant surprise to this left-leaning Frog.
There may be hope yet for those living beneath the Julia Tuttle Causeway.
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A clear choiceIndeed, the way the two candidates responded to the economic meltdown offers a lesson in contrasting styles of leadership. Both have put forth a series of worthwhile policy options, but where Sen. Obama was calm, Sen. McCain was frantic. He first put his campaign ''on hold'' and suggested he would cancel the first debate, and then suddenly decided to take part even as the first bailout deal cratered. He said the fundamentals of the economy were strong, then a few days later vowed to ''name the names'' of those responsible for the financial crisis.
In other elections, voters have complained of having to make a choice between two bad candidates. That is not the case this time. The nation is fortunate to have good candidates and a clear choice. Sen. Obama represents the best chance for America to make a clean break with the culture wars and failed policies of the past, and begin to restore the hope and promise of America as the world's greatest democracy.
Read the endorsement in its entirely here.
