The Pioneer Press Endorsement

The St. Paul Pioneer Press has endorsed the President for the second time.

The endorsement echoes things many of us conservatives feel:

Like many Americans, we have been disappointed with some of the policies and decisions of President George W. Bush in his first term. He has strayed from the conservative principles that resonated four years ago: Smaller government. Thriftiness. Free trade. His environmental policies and aspects of his social agenda, too, give us pause.

But unlike so much of the media, they get what's important:

But at a time of war, we believe the bar must be set high for a challenger seeking to unseat the president. We expect the challenger to make a forceful, compelling, affirmative case for changing the nation's top leadership. Sen. John Kerry has not made that case convincingly and fails to inspire confidence that he would be able to lead America differently or better.

To say the least.

Read the whole thing.

Posted by Mitch at October 31, 2004 04:28 PM | TrackBack