Update: Lance, that's a lot of words. But I repeat, the Economist Endorses John Kerry. ***** I'm not one to get overly excited by a magazine's Presidential Election, but this is not a typical magazine, nor is it a typical election. The Economist's endorsement of Kerry, albeit extremely tepid (the headline is The Incompetent vs. The Incoherent*), means a lot to me. Here we have a magazine that supported the Iraq war, and is decidedly conservative in economic matters, who can't bring themselves to support Bush, primarily due his gross mismanagement of the War, inability to admit mistakes, pandering to a tiny minority on social policy, and obscene spending. I don't think this will influence the election (despite the Economist's 450K US readership), but it's comforting all the same. ** This magazine is made to be read cover to cover. It is the only publication that you need to not only stay up to date on what's really happening in the world - but also to get one sensible perspective on why it's happening and what should be done about it. Outstanding magazine.
