Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune endorsement: Obama can lead us through troubled times

Source: Casper Star Tribune

It is a foregone conclusion that Wyoming's three electoral votes will go to Sen. John McCain. It would be easy for the Star-Tribune to simply agree with the majority of voters in this red state and endorse the Republican candidate for president.

But this isn't an ordinary election, and Sen. Barack Obama has the potential to be an extraordinary leader at a time we desperately need one. 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.

What America needs most in these troubled times is a president who will move the country in a positive direction. The candidate who is most likely to chart a new course that will lead us to better days is Obama. Moreover, he is the best candidate for Wyoming.

... The three presidential debates showed Obama to be a calm, thoughtful leader with a unique vision of the future. The contrast with his opponent, who seemed angry and erratic, could not have been more stark or more telling.

Read more: http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/11/03/editorial/editorial/8fb5b809854145d7872574f50026785c.txt

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From Dick Cheney's home state. That's gonna leave a mark.

Fuck off Dick!

and he lives there much of the time. Jackson has also endorsed Obama.

Must be sad to be a man without a home! :cry: ;)

:kick:

and not giving in to the easy path!

:applause:

judging by the comments i looked at.

but they're right and i suppose it must have taken some courage to put it out there in wyoming. do we have any DU'ers from there?

when i lived there cheney was my congressman - everybody called him "Big Dick" .... 'cept Lynne. she called him "Shorty"

and she would know!

:dem:

I've lived in Wyoming my entire life and read the Star Tribune for a lot of it. It's great that they chose Obama, but I wish that their coverage of everything else would break from the hard right core it seems to cling to. Wyomingites are great people for the most part, but so misinformed about everything that it's depressing.

is hell freezing over too?