Well, the progressive liberals that dominate main stream media newspaper editorial boards are at it again. This time we see it is the sage and wise lefties on the Sacramento Bee Editorial Board who are telling us that Tom Campbell is the best GOP pick for the U.S. Senate. You know what I say to these fine folks on the SacBee Ed Board who in 2008 levied their endorsement of Barack Obama for President of the United States? Butt out!
This "quaint tradition" of these lefty progressives on editorial boards for newspapers weighing into Republican primaries with their pronouncements of who Republicans should pick is a joke — and a dubious practice. Why should readers trust the motives of an editorial board’s pick in a GOP primary when their ultimate goal is to see the GOP put up a candidate that will lose to the Democrat in November?
I have known Tom Campbell for a long, long time. Sure, I may not agree with him on all of the issues — and he certainly doesn’t agree with me. But he is in a dialogue with Republicans about why he should be our nominee — and liberals weighing into our primary with their ten cents is an unwelcome distraction.
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April 18th, 2010 at 12:00 am
There you go again, Jon, off the rails to the far far far right. The last time I looked, all newspaper editorial pages carried endorsements starting around this time of year. And as far as the editorial in the Sacramento Bee is concerned, it is their opinion, and like you, they are entitled to express it. I’m sure you will chime in soon with your own editorial expressing your endorsement of Assemblyman Chuck DeVore who, in my opinion, will be eaten up and spit out by Senator Boxer and who, if DeVore is the nominee, will win by double digits. But then, you, Jon, will be able to say “the voters deserve what they get because they refused to vote (for my) candidate.”
April 18th, 2010 at 12:00 am
Shucks…they show ya no respect do they?
Maybe respect is earned!!!!
If you whine and moan and accept being a political loser year after year after year, let lefties run in Republican primaries…Whitman and Poizner really have some warts according to the attack adds on tv… do you expect love, praise, adulation, gold stars????
The only way out Republicans…..performance..do you have it? ROCKY….SCOTT BROWN.
April 25th, 2010 at 12:00 am
After World War II, my father became a writer/reporter for the Hudson Dispatch and the Bergen Record, two New Jersey newspapers until his death in the 60s. Back in those days it was considered unethical for reporters to endorse candidates or let their political leanings be known in print. Any such articles would be kicked back to the reporter by the editor.
Ahhhh, the good old days.