KERRY FOR PREZ: WHY HIM, WHY NOW

[Tellurian]

AND HOW TO PUT HIM IN THE WHITE HOUSE

LAST WEEK, the nation looked to the past with the death of President Ronald Reagan.This week, the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and John F. Kerry, suspended out of respect to the deceased 40th president, start fresh.

In that spirit,this newspaper, the first in the nation, endorses John Kerry for president. Unlike the current White House occupant, Kerry can lead America to a brighter, better future. He has shown the personal courage, compassion, intellect and skill to lead this country in a time of war abroad and economic troubles at home. He is a serious man for a serious time. Why make this endorsement now, when the election is months away?

Because this race promises to be close and Pennsylvania is one of 18 swing states that can go to either candidate. For Kerry supporters to prevail they must do more than just vote, they must bring a ringer into this contest: the more than a million people in the region who did not vote in the last presidential election. We believe these non-voters - who will have to be mobilized over the next few months - are the key to victory.

On the next page, we outline a strategy to make sure Pennsylvania lands in the Kerry win column. We will further make the case for Kerry in future editorials.For now, let's concentrate on the current president and why he must be defeated.

THE CASE AGAINST BUSH



"KOOL"

[Tellurian]

1. The Philadelphia Daily News makes the case against Bush..

real simple..

...George W. Bush received - and deserved - praise for his leadership during the dark days immediately following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

...But since then, the Bush administration has been marked by failure - failure to shepherd the country through a tough economic downturn, failure to keep the nation focused on the true enemies to our security.

...He has failed in even the one challenge he set out for himself at the beginning of his administration - to bring the country together. His has been one of the most ideologically driven and divisive administrations in recent times.

...Instead of moving forward, the country has been on the wrong track. These last four years have been wasted.

...Bush wasted the opportunity to lead an international movement against al Qaeda, the real terrorist threat. Instead he has led us, with false intelligence, into a senseless war. In less than two weeks, the United States will hand over control of Iraq to the Iraqis. But our troops will remain - and will have to remain for years to come.

...After the Sept. 11 attacks, there was a sense of national unity. Bush wasted the moment by deciding to appease the most strident in his conservative base, opposing gay marriages, gagging abortion information and giving comfort to the more irresponsible voices in the National Rifle Association.

...Bush was left with a trillion-dollar surplus at the end of the Clinton administration. The president took the money and wasted it with tax cuts for the wealthiest. As the deficits rose to record levels, the "tax cuts fix everything" ideology prevented his administration from changing what clearly is the wrong course.

[LynneSin]

4. That was the Philadelphia Daily News that printed that article

which is the rag sheet (ie New York Post style) of Philly. But it's also the paper most read by everyday folks in that city

This is the article from the paper:
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/opinion/8933725.htm

And the front page:



BTW, the Enquirer is out of Cincinnati, we're the Inquirer :D (the fancier newspaper in the Philly area)

[Tellurian]

6. ok, thanks- I'll change it right now! nt

[LittleApple81]

2. Hear, hear. By the way, your avatar is so tall that I almost could not

get to the reply button. HE IS TALL, isn't he?

[Tellurian]

3. The caricature was sooo kool, I couldn't resist putting it in the header..

btw- the toon is at the link..

[Mandate My Ass]

5. Don't forget to vote in the poll

Do you agree with the Daily News' Endorsement?

78% Yes B-)

22% No :dunce:

[Tellurian]

7. If their poll is any indication of things to come....

LANDSLIDE!!!!

[Mandate My Ass]

8. Philly is heavily democrat

but previous polls on this site heavily sided with
Bush and neocons. This is a very nice development.

[Tellurian]

9. I concur... things are definately looking up! nt