Bush's hometown paper endorses Kerry

The Lone Star Iconoclast of Crawford, Texas, has renounced its 2000 endorsement of George Bush and, in a scathing editorial, given its "wholehearted" endorsement to Democrat John Kerry:

The publishers of The Iconoclast endorsed Bush four years ago, based on the things he promised, not on this smoke-screened agenda.

Today, we are endorsing his opponent, John Kerry, based not only on the things that Bush has delivered, but also on the vision of a return to normality that Kerry says our country needs.

Four items trouble us the most about the Bush administration: his initiatives to disable the Social Security system, the deteriorating state of the American economy, a dangerous shift away from the basic freedoms established by our founding fathers, and his continuous mistakes regarding terrorism and Iraq. . . .

The Iconoclast urges Texans not to rate the candidate by his hometown or even his political party, but instead by where he intends to take the country.

The Iconoclast wholeheartedly endorses John Kerry. [emphasis mine]

Let's just all say it together - WOW.

Thank you to the Iconoclast for living up to its name and calling this election as it sees it. When the editors of the president's hometown paper admit they were wrong to endorse him last time and refuse to be fooled again, America should sit up and take notice.