New Hampshire Paper Endorses McCain

The Only Statewide Newspaper, The Union Leader, Puts A Feather In Candidate's Hat

(CBS/AP)  The Union Leader, New Hampshire's only statewide newspaper, has endorsed Arizona Sen. John McCain for president in the Republican primary on Jan. 8.

In a front page editorial Sunday, publisher Joseph McQuaid said the newspaper doesn't agree with McCain on everything, especially his ideas on campaign finance reform. But McQuaid said the paper found McCain's character compelling, noting his courage as a prisoner during the Vietnamese war.

It's an important endorsement, but although winning the New Hampshire primary is helpful, McCain said it's not necessary

"Since 1980, the person who has won, either party, two of the first three primaries - South Carolina, Iowa and New Hampshire - has been the nominee of the party," he told Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer. "I'm very appreciative of The Union Leader endorsement. Joe McQuaid is a tough guy and a tough guy to please, as a matter of fact."

McQuaid said McCain can be trusted to make informed decisions based on the best interests of the country.

"Competence, courage and conviction are enormously important for our next president to possess. No one has a better understanding of U.S. interests and dangers right now than does McCain," McQuaid wrote. "He was right on the mistakes made by the Bush administration in prosecuting the Islamic terrorist war in Iraq and he is being proved right on the way forward both there and worldwide."

The newspaper generally favors conservative Republicans in its editorials. But even though he received the highly coveted endorsement, McCain says he can't let up in New Hampshire.

"People expect to see you and we're working hard there," he said.

A new poll finds that former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has taken the lead in Iowa over former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, but McCain says he and his team are still ready to put up a fight in that state.

"We have a very good organization in Iowa," he said. "We have a very strong organization there and I'm trying to continue to make headway. We're going to be out there the 12th, 13th. There's a - I think a Des Moines Register debate, and we'll keep working there."

In The Washington Post, David Broder speculated Huckabee and McCain could make a winning ticket for the Republicans. McCain said it's a little early for him to be thinking about a running-mate.

"But he certainly brings a lot to the table," McCain said. "But that decision is something that, after I win the nomination, I'll come on this show and we'll go through the various attributes of a lot of good people."

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The UNION LEADER--like the liars at the NEW YORK TIMES and the rest of the corrupt Mainstream Media in the hands of the International Bankers has chosen to ignore the facts and support the official lie on 9-11.

Former President Corriga of Italy has come out and said point blank that the CIA and Mossad ran the attacks on America on 9-11-2001. He previously revealed OPERATION GLADIO, wherein CIA agents carried out attacks on civilian targets (as on 9-11) culminating in the bomb attack on the Bologna terminal in which dozens were killed in order to discredit the Left.

http://www.infowars.com/articles/sept11/cossiga_ex_italian_pres_intel_agencies_know_911_inside_job.htm

The borders are open! Enemies of America are in control of the levers of power in Washington! Troops Home Now!--

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Notice the so-called ''Conservative'' UNION LEADER has come out in support of a supporter of amnesty for illegal alliens and open borders. ''I married the Mob'' McCain was so-sponsor with Edward Kenndy of the recently defeated anmesty bill which would have provided forgiveness for crimes such as child molesting and drug dealing and mentioned the murderous, drug-dealing MS-13 gang--one of whose members was involved in the murder of the New Jersey college bound young folk in a school yard--in the body of the bill--all members had to do was drop out of the gang. Everyone got five years tax amnesty as well...HOW ''CONSERVATIVE'' IS THAT!!