John McCain: California's Contra Costa Times Endorses John McCain, Barack Obama for President

By newsdesk - Posted on February 4th, 2008

February 2, 2008 -- Excerpts From "McCain And Obama Merit Nominations"

Editorial
Contra Costa Times
February 1, 2008

FOR THE FIRST TIME in decades, California voters are going to play a crucial role in selecting a presidential nominee. In both the Democratic and Republican parties, whoever wins the most votes in this state Tuesday will take a giant step toward nomination this summer.

The Times strongly believes that the nation is in dire need of a president who has the vision, ability and desire to reach out to all Americans in a positive manner.

We need a leader who listens to the views of others, domestically and abroad, and who truly embraces bipartisanship at home and cooperation internationally.

Fortunately, both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have such leaders this year. They are Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama.

McCain has demonstrated the experience, character and leadership needed for the presidency. He is not afraid to speak his mind on key issues, even if his ideas may be unpopular among some members of his own party.

While he has a relatively conservative record in his four years in the House of Representatives and 21 years in the Senate, McCain has reached across the aisle on many key issues. ...

When many in Washington were abandoning the war in Iraq and were clamoring for rapid troop withdrawals, McCain called for an increase and supported the surge, which we opposed, but which has made considerable progress.

We admire McCain's forthrightness, openness and flexibility. That is why he has a strong appeal to many outside his party.

He has firm conservative values, but is far from an ideologue. Moreover, he has 25 years of experience in Congress and has a depth of expertise in foreign affairs.

Had McCain been nominated in 2000 and elected president, we believe the nation and the world would have been far better off today. We firmly believe today, as we did eight years ago, that McCain deserves the Republican nomination for president. ...

Source: John McCain campaign

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