Cheney's hometown newspaper (Casper Star-Tribune) endorses Barack Obama

[sabra]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/presidentbush/2008/11/cheney-editoria.html

The editorial concluded bluntly: "We endorse Barack Obama for president."

Not a happy read this morning for Vice President Dick Cheney in his hometown Casper Star-Tribune. And Cheney compaigned in Wyoming on Saturday for John McCain.

Somehow, however, the paper managed the produce its endorsement editorial without reference to Cheney or President Bush--while making abundantly clear that conditions in the country after eight years of their leadership demanded a change.

The newspaper's editorial board wrote:

The next occupant of the White House will inherit a national economy that's collapsing and two wars our nation has been fighting for years, depleting valuable resources we need to fix a multitude of domestic problems. Far too many of our nation's citizens live paycheck to paycheck, worried about whether they'll have a job next week or if a medical crisis will bankrupt them.

[Hawkeye-X]

1. WY was never Cheney's hometown

He'll return to Texas, where he has always lived, and breaking the Constitution at the same time.

Hawkeye-X

[Jane Austin]

2. Really?

I thought Cheney only lived here during his Haliburton days.

And he always vacations in Wyoming, to go fishin'.

(Edit to add another thought.)

[zbdent]

4. someone had to drive him to his home in Wyoming ...

because he forgot where it was ...

He only was reminded that he was from Wyoming when he tapped himself as VP, and his handlers pointed out that the "Presidential candidate" and his running mate were not allowed to be from the same state.

Technically speaking, they are, but it's pretty much been the tradition.

edited to add:

I like to vacation in Hawaii ... does that make me a cousin?

[FrenchieCat]

3. Some sanity that close to Cheney must be a miracle!