New York Times promotes Clinton, McCain for primaries

pressboxramblings07 · Jan 25, 2008

Editorial on McCain:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/opinion/25fri2.html?em&ex=1201410000&en=86cb4d36eaea7728&ei=5087%0A

Still, there is a choice to be made, and it is an easy one. Senator John McCain of Arizona is the only Republican who promises to end the George Bush style of governing from and on behalf of a small, angry fringe. With a record of working across the aisle to develop sound bipartisan legislation, he would offer a choice to a broader range of Americans than the rest of the Republican field.
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Editorial on Clinton:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/opinion/25fri1.html?em&ex=1201410000&en=8db6e72c400e74b2&ei=5087%0A

Domestically, Mrs. Clinton has tackled complex policy issues, sometimes failing. She has shown a willingness to learn and change. Her current proposals on health insurance reflect a clear shift from her first, famously disastrous foray into the issue. She has learned that powerful interests cannot simply be left out of the meetings. She understands that all Americans must be covered — but must be allowed to choose their coverage, including keeping their current plans. Mr. Obama may also be capable of tackling such issues, but we have not yet seen it. Voters have to judge candidates not just on the promise they hold, but also on the here and now.
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Fenian_Bastard · Jan 25, 2008

This doesn't make a lick of sense to me.
Why endorse anyone in the primaries?
It's not like there's a snowball's chance that they're going to endorse McCain in the general. Dp we really care that the NYT prefres him to Mitt Romney? Weird.

Flying Headbutt · Jan 25, 2008

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/24/AR2008012402799.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Charles Krauthammer is NOT endorsing Edwards. In fact, he destroyed him. Johnny Mc might be wondering why Jones is so damn giddy today.

Chi City 81 · Jan 25, 2008

Flying Headbutt said:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/24/AR2008012402799.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Charles Krauthammer is NOT endorsing Edwards. In fact, he destroyed him. Johnny Mc might be wondering why Jones is so damn giddy today.
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Damn. Complete evisceration.

Ben_Hecht · Jan 25, 2008

A broken clock's right, twice a day . . . certainly not in his commentary re Fred, which was hilarious.

Frank_Ridgeway · Jan 25, 2008

The NYT on Giuliani:

The real Mr. Giuliani, whom many New Yorkers came to know and mistrust, is a narrow, obsessively secretive, vindictive man who saw no need to limit police power. Racial polarization was as much a legacy of his tenure as the rebirth of Times Square.

Mr. Giuliani’s arrogance and bad judgment are breathtaking. When he claims fiscal prudence, we remember how he ran through surpluses without a thought to the inevitable downturn and bequeathed huge deficits to his successor. He fired Police Commissioner William Bratton, the architect of the drop in crime, because he couldn’t share the limelight. He later gave the job to Bernard Kerik, who has now been indicted on fraud and corruption charges.

The Rudolph Giuliani of 2008 first shamelessly turned the horror of 9/11 into a lucrative business, with a secret client list, then exploited his city’s and the country’s nightmare to promote his presidential campaign.
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Boom_70 · Jan 25, 2008

Makes no sense almost seems like the Times want to manipulate the election.

Ben_Hecht · Jan 25, 2008

Rudy's dead, anyway, as you'll see, Saturday.

They simply chose to illuminate some of his bad points, which are legion.

Fenian_Bastard · Jan 25, 2008

Forgive me, Charles, but there are those of us who believe that taking on the case of an eight-year old girlwho had her intestines ripped out through her anus because some manufacturer was too greedy to produce a product that didn't half-kill people counts as struggling against powerful corporations. And, yes, a lot of people fell for George W. Bush's line of bullshit -- that Patriot Act quote is barberedpretty badly, by the way -- and one of thme in better than 50-50 to be the nominee. And you, Charles, are now and have always been a bloodthirsty scumbag who likes dead brown people almost as much as you like sneering at your betters. Fuckabinch you, Dr. Fucking Strangelove.
I'm done now.

Chi City 81 · Jan 25, 2008

Feel better?

Fenian_Bastard · Jan 25, 2008

As a matter of fact, yes.

Michael_ Gee · Jan 26, 2008

This is not an ideological observation. Charles Krauthammer once loundly berated the rabbi of his synagogue for not expressing enough anti-Arab sentiment during a sermon (or lesson or whatever the hell it's called) at a Yom Kippur service. He did so during the service.
That's a real shit there. He's in a wheelchair, so nothing happened to him, but that's about as low as it gets.

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