That bastion of conservative advocacy known as the New York Times Editorial Board has endorsed a candidate in the Republican race:
Senator John McCain
Why? Because of his positions that are at odds with grassroots Republicans:
“…Arizona Sen. John McCain as “the only “Republican who promises to end the George Bush style of governing from and on behalf of a small, angry fringe.”
But McCain, the New York Times said, “has been a staunch advocate of campaign finance reform, working with Senator Russ Feingold, among the most liberal of Democrats, on groundbreaking legislation, just as he worked with Senator Edward Kennedy on immigration reform.
From the Chicago Tribune:
NYT Endorses Clinton and McCain
CHICAGO TRIBUNE’S THE SWAMP
by Lisa Anderson
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/01/nyt_endorses_clinton_and_mc_ca.html
COLUMBIA, S.C.—The New York Times came out Thursday night endorsing New York Sen. Hillary Clinton as “the best choice for the Democratic Party as it tries to regain the White House” and Arizona Sen. John McCain as “the only “Republican who promises to end the George Bush style of governing from and on behalf of a small, angry fringe.”
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But McCain, the New York Times said, “has been a staunch advocate of campaign finance reform, working with Senator Russ Feingold, among the most liberal of Democrats, on groundbreaking legislation, just as he worked with Senator Edward Kennedy on immigration reform. That doesn’t make him a moderate, but it makes him the best choice for the party’s presidential nomination.”
