(Los Angeles) Daily News endorses Kerry

I never thought the day would come when the conservative Daily News, based in the San Fernando Valley, would endorse Kerry, but they have:

http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~25405~2487608,00.html

To wage an effective war on terrorism, we must restore national unity and repair our damaged international alliances.

And the candidate best able to do that is Sen. John Kerry.[...]

A house divided against itself, Abraham Lincoln once famously warned, cannot stand. Under Bush, America has grown increasingly divided. And the alliance of nations that should be united against terror has likewise grown divided. New leadership is our best bet for bringing the country back together and forging the unity that we cannot win the war without.

Kerry offers us the chance for a new beginning, and throughout the past year's grueling campaign, he has demonstrated the toughness necessary to lead the country in a time of war.

John Kerry offers the change that America needs for the next four years. But more importantly, at a time when the nation and the world need it most, he offers hope.

•  That IS big news.

  The Daily News is the one paper LA has that runs counter to prevailing Democratic opinion here. Always leads with tragedy headlines and dissenting Valley politicians' gripes.

  LA is going to be true blue this time, no pale hues.

  by Maxwell on Mon Oct 25, 2004 at 10:40:24 AM PDT

•  This

  is the paper that all the people who won't read that "communist rag" the LA Times read.

  Unfortunately, it has no pull outside of the San Fernando Valley and North LA county, and Kerry is going to win California going away.

  by LeftCoastTimm on Mon Oct 25, 2004 at 10:41:42 AM PDT

•  That's great

  That's a right wing reactionary paper if I've ever seen one. This is big news for them to pull for Kerry. Glad to see so many of these conservative editors living in the reality-based community.

  by existenz on Mon Oct 25, 2004 at 10:54:55 AM PDT