It’s The End of the World and I Feel Fine
ArchPundit — Tribune Endorses Democrat for President Obama is deeply grounded in the best aspirations of this country, and we need to return to those aspirations. He has had the character and the will to achieve great things despite the obstacles that he faced as an unprivileged black man in the U.S. He has risen with his honor, grace and civility intact. He has the intelligence to understand the grave economic and national security risks that face us, to listen to good advice and make careful decisions. When Obama said at the 2004 Democratic Convention that we ...

Chicago Tribune endorses Obama
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... Following on the heels of the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune is now also backing Barack Obama. ...

Chicago Tribune Endorses Obama
Oliver Willis — The Tribune has never endorsed a Democrat for President. On Nov. 4 we’re going to elect a president to lead us through a perilous time and restore in us a common sense of national purpose. The strongest candidate to do that is Sen. Barack Obama. The Tribune is proud to endorse him today for president of the United States. … McCain failed in his most important executive decision. Give him credit for choosing a female running mate–but he passed up any number of supremely qualified Republican women who could have served. ...

Obama wins Tribune endorsement
The Swamp — ... candidate has given "good, hard, specific information" on bringing the federal budget into line. "We do, though, think Obama would govern as much more of a pragmatic centrist than many people expect," the editors said. "He has risen with his honor, grace and civility intact," the editorial says. "He has the intelligence to understand the grave economic and national security risks that face us, to listen to good advice and make careful decisions." Read the full editorial here, and an account of the editorial page's decision process here.

Tribune endorsement: Barack Obama for president
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... they haven't experienced since Sept. 11, 2001. It's a different kind of vulnerability. Unlike Sept. 11, the economic threat hasn't forged a common bond in this nation. It has fed anger, fear and mistrust. On Nov. 4 we're going to elect a president to lead us through a perilous time and restore in us a common sense of national purpose. The strongest candidate to do that is Sen. Barack Obama. The Tribune is proud to endorse him today for president of the United States." Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-chicago-... This is the Chicago Tribune's first ...

Obama Draws Historic Newspaper Endorsements
News — ... The Chicago Tribune endorsed Barack Obama for president Friday, the first time the traditionally Republican editorial board has endorsed a Democrat for president. Barack Obama's hometown paper backed the Democrat's bid despite having discouraged him from running in a 2006 editorial. "Obama is deeply grounded in the best aspirations of this country, and we need to return to those aspirations," the Tribune's editorial said. "He has had the character and the will to achieve great things despite the obstacles that he faced as an unprivileged black man in the U.S." The Tribune ...

War and Piece — Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times endorse Obama. Noted that it is the first time apparently in its 161-year history that the Tribune has endorsed a Democrat for president: However this election turns out, it will dramatically advance America's slow progress toward equality and inclusion. It took Abraham Lincoln's extraordinary courage in the Civil War to get us here. It took an epic battle to secure women the right to vote. It took the perseverance of the civil rights movement. Now we have an election in which we will choose the first African-American president . ...

Chicago Tribune Endorses Obama
Booman Tribune — ... have endorsed Obama, but the Chicago Tribune ? That's kind of earthshattering. And it's a stronger endorsement than Fred Hiatt's petulant concession. The Tribune has never before endorsed a Democrat. They have endorsed every Republican candidate for president except Ulysses S. Grant during his reelection campaign (they endorsed Horace Greeley before he became associated with the Democrats) and William Taft (they endorsed former-Republican Teddy Roosevelt). I think the quantity and quality of Republican support for Obama is a good sign for both his campaign and for his ...

Chicago Tribune Endorses Obama: Paper's First Dem. Pres. Endorsement Ever
TalkLeft — The Chicago Tribune joins the LA Times in making its first endorsement of a Democrat for President. Many Americans say they're uneasy about Obama. He's pretty new to them. We can provide some assurance. We have known Obama since he entered politics a dozen years ago. We have watched him, worked with him, argued with him as he rose from an effective state senator to an inspiring U.S. senator to the Democratic Party's nominee for president. On McCain, the choice of Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate is ...

Last Words: Into the Weekend
The Caucus — ... represents quite a departure because it stopped adding its voice to presidential choices after backing Richard M. Nixon for re-election in 1972. (Otis Chandler, the legendary former publisher, discontinued the tradition, the paper said, because he felt it had become too entwined with the Republicans.) And, before this cycle, it had not supported a Democrat for president. Ever. The same apparently goes for the Chicago Tribune , which also just announced its endorsement. Our researcher, Kitty Bennett, is tracking endorsements in publications with more than 100,000 circulation, ...

Three Papers
Comments from Left Field — ... the rule of law and the limited power of the executive that make him the best hope of restoring balance and process to the Justice Department. He is a Democrat, leaning further left than right, and that should be reflected in his nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. This is a good thing; the court operates best when it is ideologically balanced. With its present alignment at seven justices named by Republicans and two by Democrats, it is due for a tug from the left. Chicago Tribune: Many Americans say they’re uneasy ...

Chi Trib, LA Times Endorse Obama
Hotline On Call Part Deux — ... The Chicago Tribune, Barack Obama's hometown paper, endorsed a Democrat for president today for the first time: ...

Chicago Tribune Endorses Obama
The Glittering Eye — ... I didn’t comment on The Washington Post’s endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama largely because I thought it was a foregone conclusion—it wasn’t news. After all the WaPo endorsed John Kerry in 2004. But this is news. The Chicago Tribune has endorsed Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency: ...

Chicago Tribune Endorses Obama
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... of Sen. Barack Obama because I thought it was a foregone conclusion and wasn’t particularly newsworthy. After all, the WaPo endorsed John Kerry in 2004. However, I think the Chicago Tribune’s endorsement of Barack Obama is news: On Nov. 4 we’re going to elect a president to lead us through a perilous time and restore in us a common sense of national purpose. The strongest candidate to do that is Sen. Barack Obama. The Tribune is proud to endorse him today for president of the United States. I’ve posted more of my thoughts on the endorsement at ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... notes at Daily Kos after its editorial board endorsed the Illinois senator for president today. The endorsement is particularly significant because the paper's editorial board is conservative–an alignment the Tribune editors admit in their endorsement piece –writes AMERICAblog's ...

The Key To Palin May Be Self-Imposed Ignorance
DownWithTyranny! — ... And newspaper endorsements continue to flood in for Obama. Two more fairly conservative big city newspapers, the Chicago Tribune, which never endorsed a Democrat before, and the ...

Chicago Tribune Does What the Cubs Couldn't...
Blah3 Feed — That is, break with a hundred years of history. Except it's longer for the Tribune--they've never endorsed a Democrat for president, ever. And that goes back to 1872. So while McNasty and Palin are out there shrieking that we don't know who Obama "really is," the Trib lays it down: ...

uggabugga — ... easy in part by Mr. McCain's disappointing campaign, above all his irresponsible selection of a running mate who is not ready to be president.Los Angeles Times: [McCain's] selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate was, as a short-term political tactic, brilliant. It was also irresponsible, as Palin is the most unqualified vice presidential nominee of a major party in living memory.Chicago Tribune: ... it's clear [Palin] is not prepared to step ...

Couric Trumpets Chicago Tribune's Obama Endorsement
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Senator is nothing new: “On Dec. 6, 2006, this page encouraged Obama to join the presidential campaign. We wrote that he would celebrate our common values instead of exaggerate our differences. We said he would raise the tone of the campaign. We said his intellectual depth would sharpen the policy debate. In the ensuing 22 months he has done just that.” Neither Friday's NBC's Nightly News nor ABC's World News considered the endorsement newsworthy. The editorial, “Tribune endorsement: Barack Obama for president,” oozed in its conclusion: ...

Chicago Tribune endorses Obama
The Moderate Voice — ... Editorial staffs typically lean one way or another and predictably back the nominee of the preferred party. Sometimes the endorsement is hearty enough to merit attention; the Washington Post editorial of Obama was considerably stronger than the one they gave to Kerry in 2004. Some newspapers waver back and forth. The Denver Post, for example, endorsed George W. Bush in 2004 and backs Obama today. But no newspaper endorsement is as shocking as that of the Chicago Tribune today . Why is it so shocking that Obama’s hometown newspaper endorsed ...

The Good News and the Bad News
Stop The ACLU — ... since 1965, or 1933. In other words, the election would mark the restoration of the activist government that fell out of public favor in the 1970s. If the U.S. really is entering a period of unchecked left-wing ascendancy, Americans at least ought to understand what they will be getting, especially with the media cheering it all on. Scary stuff. 2.) Colin Powell likely to endorse Barack Obama: I guess we can throw the above in with the predictable endorsement of the Chicago Tribune. 3.) Supreme Court Rejects Ohio GOP Bid to look into voter fraud. 4.) ...

The Chicago Tribune Endorses Barack Obama
PoliGazette — ... The Chicago Tribune endorsed Barack Obama for President today.  Here are what is probably the two most key arguments in their endorsement piece: ...

Greta Van Susteren Misrepresents Chicago Tribune's Obama Endorsement, Accuses THEM Of Bias
News Hounds — ... On the other hand, the Tribune expressly praised Obama's record while acknowledging his newness to the national political scene. The paper wrote: ...

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos — Chicago Tribune: This endorsement makes some history for the Chicago Tribune. This is the first time the newspaper has endorsed the Democratic Party's nominee for president. That's the first Dem endorsement in 161 years. And don't miss the part about Sarah Palin: McCain failed in his most important executive decision. Give him credit for choosing a female running mate--but he passed up any number of supremely qualified Republican women who could have served. Having called Obama not ready to lead, ...

An Emblem Of The Nation As It Is
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — The Chicago Tribune and the LA Times both endorse Obama. The Times: On paper, McCain presents the type of economic program The Times has repeatedly backed: One that would ease the tax burden on business and other high earners most likely to invest in the economy and hire new workers. But he has been disturbingly unfocused in his response to the current financial situation, rushing to "suspend" his campaign and take action (although just what action never became clear). Having little to contribute, he instead chose ...

Tribune Endorses Obama
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — The historically Republican newspaper has crossed sides for the first time in its history to endorse its native son: The Republican Party, the party of limited government, has lost its way. The government ran a $237 billion surplus in 2000, the year before Bush took office -- and recorded a $455 billion deficit in 2008. The Republicans lost control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2006 because, as we said at the time, they gave the nation rampant spending and Capitol Hill corruption. They abandoned their principles. They paid the price. ... We do, though, think Obama would ...

Editorial boards weigh in
Political Animal — ... Mr. Obama has the potential to become a great president. ...Mr. Obama's temperament is unlike anything we've seen on the national stage in many years. He is deliberate but not indecisive; eloquent but a master of substance and detail; preternaturally confident but eager to hear opposing points of view. He has inspired millions of voters of diverse ages and races, no small thing in our often divided and cynical country. We think he is the right man for a perilous moment. The Chicago Tribune's ...

The Palin Factor
The Reaction — ... political tactic, brilliant. It was also irresponsible, as Palin is the most unqualified vice presidential nominee of a major party in living memory. The decision calls into question just what kind of thinking -- if that's the appropriate word -- would drive the White House in a McCain presidency. Fortunately, the public has shown more discernment, and the early enthusiasm for Palin has given way to national ridicule of her candidacy and McCain's judgment. The Chicago Tribune: We might have counted on John McCain to correct his party's ...

The Saturday Word: Four to One
The Caucus — ... We Vote Thousands of voters are incorrectly being flagged as ineligible to vote as states switch from locally-managed databases to statewide systems in compliance with a new federal law, The Washington Post reports. And the Supreme Court weighed in on a political battle in Ohio over voter verification procedures, blocking an effort that would have made it easier to challenge voters. Endorsement Watch Mr. Obama received unprecedented endorsements from The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times . Mr. McCain today received the ...

A Foreign Policy Vote for Barack and Joe
Taylor Marsh — ... Let me start by borrowing some words from the Chicago Tribune endorsement yesterday, personalizing them just a bit: Many Americans say they’re uneasy about Obama. He’s pretty new to them. I can provide some assurance. I have come to know Obama since he entered the presidential primary season. I have watched him, investigated everything about him, fought him, argued against him on the web, tv and radio, even as he rose from nowhere to win the Democratic nomination. I now have tremendous confidence in his intellectual rigor, his moral ...

An historic endorsement from Obama's hometown newspaper
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings As I noted yesterday, The Washington Post has endorsed Obama. And as Mustang Bobby notes today, three other major newspapers -- the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- have also endorsed Obama. Another one is The Denver Post. I can't say I'm surprised, except when it comes to Obama's hometown ...

An Historic Endorsement from Obama’s Hometown Newspaper
The Democratic Daily — As I noted earlier today, The Washington Post has endorsed Obama. And as my Reaction co-blogger Mustang Bobby noted today as well, three other major newspapers — the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — have also endorsed Obama. Another one is The Denver Post. I can’t say I’m surprised, except when it comes to Obama’s hometown paper, the Chicago Tribune. Why? Because it’s one of the most ...

Endorsements
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — ... [image] Health & Science [image] Photos [image] Blogs [image] Magazine [image] RCP Home Latest Polls Videos Links Markets Sports MN Poll: Obama +11 | The RCP Blog Home Page October 19, 2008 Endorsements Posted by TOM BEVAN | E-Mail This | Permalink | Email Author Barack Obama Atlanta Journal-Constitution Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune Denver Post Detroit Free-Press Houston Chronicle Kansas City ...

Conservatives Try To Come To Grips With Losing Part I: Sarah Palin
Daily Kos — ... Palin didn't need Greek columns. People react to her because they believe she represents what the Greeks established. Sure thing. In the spirit of "small d" democracy, let's note that Palin's fav/unfav ratings, dropping poll numbers and other hard evidence of her poor showing were used by editorial boards around the country to decide who to endorse. In the first Democratic Presidential endorsement by the Chicago Tribune in 161 years: McCain failed in his most important executive ...

Switching Cities with Obama
The Moderate Voice — ... My wife and I missed the hooplah. While Obama was in St. Louis, we were in his adopted hometown of Chicago, visiting our son. We arrived Friday, the day the news broke that the historically Republican-leaning Chicago Tribune had endorsed Obama for President. ...

Et tu, Yahoo? Yahoo's False Balance Minimizes Support For Obama
Crooks and Liars — ... Baldwins aside, what you might find more useful is knowing who newspapers endorse. The Chicago Tribune, for example, is backing Barack Obama. It's the first time in the paper's history that they are endorsing a Democrat for the presidency of the United States. A few days after the Trib endorsement, McCain picked up his own big-deal endorsement from a paper in the swing state of Ohio, the ...

Taylor Marsh: A Foreign Policy Vote for Barack and Joe
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Let me start by borrowing some words from the Chicago Tribune endorsement, personalizing them just a bit: Many Americans say they're uneasy about Obama. He's pretty new to them. I can provide some assurance. I have come to know Obama since he entered the presidential primary season. I have watched him, investigated everything about him, fought him, argued against him on the web, tv and radio, even as he rose from nowhere to win the Democratic nomination. I now have tremendous confidence in his intellectual rigor, his moral compass and his ability to make sound, ...