SC’S LARGEST PAPER BACKS GOP PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE

Republican presidential nominee John McCain has once again earned the endorsement of South Carolina’s largest newspaper.

The State newspaper today officially endorsed McCain over Democrat Barack Obama noting that, “is far better prepared not only to be commander in chief, but to lead the nation as it deals with a complex array of global challenges, from Iran to North Korea, from Russia to Venezuela.”

The paper’s editorial board said it wasn’t an easy decision, as they “enthusiastically endorsed” both candidates during their respective primary elections, but that they “prefer Sen. McCain.”

Wrote the paper, “Sen. McCain has often led the charge against the Bush administration when it was wrong on national security, from the 9/11 Commission (working with Joe Biden to make that happen) to the use of torture. But the most dramatic case regards Iraq. For years, he insisted we needed to send more troops. When Mr. Bush finally agreed to the “surge,” Sen. McCain was Gen. David Petraeus’ most conspicuous supporter.

“The surge worked. Sen. McCain was for it, and Sen. Obama was against. That’s no accident. Sen. McCain’s support arose from his superior understanding of the situation and how to approach it,” they said.

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