A round-up of pundits and editorial-page pronouncements as we roll toward Super Tuesday.
One of my favorite columnists, the AJC's Cynthia Tucker, calls Sen. Clinton's Iraq vote "cynical" here.
It was a very nice January, financially, for Sen. Obama.
Obama has a New York strategy.
From the San Francisco Chronicle: Another Kennedy endorses Obama.
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The Los Angeles Times endorses John McCain:
We do not agree with John McCain on every issue. But we admire his conviction and stand with him on those issues that matter most right now.
And Barack Obama:
We urge voters to make the most of this historic moment by choosing the Democrat most focused on steering the nation toward constructive change: We strongly endorse Barack Obama.
The Denver Post endorsed Clinton today; The New York Times endorsed her previously. We await word from the Albany Times Union. UPDATE: OOPS. The TU already endorsed. Sen. Clinton my bad.
UPDATE: Over at The Nation, Katha Pollitt endorses Obama.
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UPDATE: El Rushbo is, painfully, coming to terms with a probable McCain nomination.
Metroland is not endorsing in the primary.
UPDATE: We did, however, put together a "fact sheet" on the candidates. Unfortunately, a couple of them dropped out--so just skip the bits about John Edwards and Rudy "9/11-9/11-9/11" Giuliani.
Obama collected endorsements from the Chicago Sun-Times, union and former Edwards backers California SEIU--and and while Huckabee has Chuck Norris, Obama has this American icon.
“If I had to step out, and say who I really believe in — that catches my ear, that makes sense, that really can make a change — I would say Obama,” replied Mr. Hogan, a former pro wrestler/reality TV star, when asked who’d get his vote.
And speaking of the Times Union, Rex Smith has an interesting column about why he won't be voting in Tuesday's primary:
In this state, only people who are enrolled in a political party can vote in a primary. I'm registered as an independent, or what political workers call "a blank," a sort of voluntary disenfranchisement at primary time that is a price I have chosen to pay for being a journalist.
Not every journalist, and not even everybody in the Times Union newsroom, takes this stance. Some sign up to be a Republican or a Democrat or a member of a smaller party. That's a personal choice. But we draw the line there.
I will be voting Tuesday. I'm a Democrat. I used to be an independent, but I was, finally, unwilling to disenfranchise myself just because I live in Albany--and the only elections that matter in the city of Albany are primaries, because it's a one-party town.
Yay, Democracy.
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