"Country First" Republicans

We thought we should recap the current list of conscientious Republicans who have announced their support for Sen. Obama:

Colin Powell - Secretary of State (Bush 43) and Chairman of Joint Chiefs (Bush 41)

Scott McClellan - Bush Press Secretary

William Weld - former Massachusetts Governor and Romney supporter

Arne Carlson - former Minnesota Governor

Larry Pressler - former U.S. Senator, South Dakota

Lincoln Chafee - former U.S. Senator, Rhode Island

Christopher Buckley - former National Review contributor & conservative family scion

CC Goldwater - Barry Goldwater's granddaughter, who endorsed for her family

Charles Fried - former McBush legal advisor, and Reagan solicitor general

Matthew Dowd - 2004 Bush campaign strategist

Susan Eisenhower - Ike's granddaughter


(Note to Sen. McSleazy: you can have Lieberliar; we'll take these honorable Americans.)

Endorsement Tally

Editor and Publisher ia keeping a tally of newspaper endorsements for Obama and McSame. 112 to 39, Obama vs McAngry. Rather lopsided for Obama. Dirty elite media!

Historic Endorsement

"We are proud to add Barack Obama's name to Lincoln's in the list of people the Tribune has endorsed for president of the United States." - - Chicago Tribune's editorial endorsing Obama, the first time since its founding in 1847 that the conservative Tribune has endorsed a Democrat.

Clinton Endorses Obama (At Last)

Sen. Clinton formally suspended her campaign and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, saying she throws "her full support" behind his candidacy for President. Her speech sought to begin the process of unifying the party as it moves toward the general election, and it succeeded in doing that.

Her speech was in part a redemption of her "non-concession" last Tuesday night, after Obama had clinched the nomination. That speech was largely panned, even by some of her ardent supporters, as ungenerous at best. She now seems ready to campaign for Obama to try to mobilize the voters that supported her behind him. Let's hope so. What divided them as far as policy was concerned was minimal; what divides them both from Sen. Four More Years is huge.