Inside the Beltway: Endorsing security

The Washington Times ^ | 10/5/04 | John McCaslin

[Pfesser]

"It's about national security."

So write the editors of the Lowell Sun, who read Sen. John Kerry as well as anyone.

"We in Massachusetts know John Kerry. He got his first taste of politics 32 years ago in the cities and towns of Greater Lowell," the newspaper states. "Americans aren't fools. They know that without safe cities and towns, America will lose ... our cherished freedoms ... along with our opportunities for economic prosperity and our basic pursuit of happiness."

They write that "Islamic extremists, both here and abroad, have one purpose: To destroy America and halt the spread of democracy and religious tolerance around the globe."

And the endorsement goes to?

"Since the devastating terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, one American leader has maintained an unbending resolve to protect our homeland and interest against Islamic savages and those foreign governments appeasing them. That leader is President Bush."