Cross Country: Advice for Presidential Candidates

More opinions pieces from other papers across the nation:

2008: The Boston Globe pores over a leaked strategy memo from Mitt Romney's campaign and notices that it casts France "as the ultimate evil haunting America's future": "With an overwhelming majority of Americans now opposed to the Iraq war, does Romney believe that American voters still fall for the Bush-Cheney renaming of french fries?" the editors ask. "One of Romney's consultants ought to tell him about the French standard of living he is preparing to ridicule" ... in the Salt Lake Tribune, Pat Wray explains what all presidential candidates should know about gun owners: Responsible owners "consider guns as tools," "believe in and obey the nation's laws regarding illegal use of firearms" and "have no problem with the present system of registration of guns sold by licensed dealers," he writes.

Abortion: The Christian Science Monitor highlights a fact the media haven't paid much attention to: The current Congress is the "most pro-choice Congress in the history of the Republic" ... in the Tennessean, Dale Sadler points to Amillia Taylor, a baby who was recently born 21 weeks post-conception, to make a case against abortion: "Amillia is an example of a person's will to live, and this is quite natural. She is also an example for 49 of America's 50 states that allow abortions at the point which she was born."

In the San Jose Mercury News, Andres Oppenheimer makes the case for Bill Richardson to a largely Hispanic audience: Based on his "executive, diplomatic and legislative experience," and his commitment to Latin America, Richardson "could be a much-needed cultural bridge within America, and between the Americas."

The NY Post slams the Associated Press for referring to Judith Clark, who was convicted of assisting in the murder of three police officers in 1981, as a "freedom fighter" in one of its articles. "Presently that description was altered to 'a former black separatist' -- with a note to editors saying the change was being made in the interest of 'fairness,'" the editors write. "Fairness? What about accuracy?"

The Miami Herald, noting that three foreign journalists have been banned from reporting on Cuba, argues that whatever "changes have happened in Cuba with Raúl Castro at the helm, the repressive fundamentals remain the same."

The Des Moines Register urges the House to pass a bill that has already passed through the Senate requiring ex-lawmakers to wait two years before taking positions as lobbyists or advisers.

By Rob Anderson |  February 28, 2007; 7:47 AM ET
Previous: Big Five: Sitting Down with Iran and Syria | Next: Matt Drudge v. Al Gore

Posted by: Loudoun Post Watcher | February 28, 2007 02:02 PM

The comments to this entry are closed.