ICYMI: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Endorses John McCain

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[flyfree]

"John McCain is fiercely independent. And he makes no apologies for the principles he holds dear, even if they be at odds with the traditional party base. But he has never wavered in his core belief of what Republicanism (with a capital 'R') and republicanism (with a lower-case 'r') are all about: Small government. Fiscal discipline. Low taxes. A strong defense. And a judiciary that does not legislate from the bench. Compared with Barack Obama's long and dangerous statist laundry list of the ever more expansive role government should play in our lives, John McCain sums it up quite succinctly, quite effectively and quite nicely, thank you." -- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

[madameguinot]

So, is this the major local newspaper?

[silverleaf]

whoa whoa whoa ol’ buddy!

Good news from the land of bitter clinging redneck racists!

[silverleaf]

For western PA, yes

[AGreatPer]

And the Post-Gazette, the bigger paper, has endorsed you know who.

[Ciexyz]

So, the Trib finally did something right. I'm still pi##ed at them for refusing to endorse Congressman Tim Murphy (R), who's seeking a fourth term. Tim's done a lot for our area and his Dem opponent is trash. Whatever were they thinking?

[Ciexyz]

So, is this the major local newspaper?

One of two in the southwestern PA area. The Trib has always been the more conservative of the two. Its publisher is Richard Mellon Scaife, who the Dems were beating on for a number of years, but Scaife cozied up to Hillary this year and his paper isn't quite as conservative as in the past.