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Ankorage Daily News endorses Obama for President.

Gov. Palin's nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the 
presidency -- but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, 
is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, is the wrong 
choice for president at this critical time for our nation.

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of 
grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, 
steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain.

Since his early acknowledgement that economic policy is not his strong suit, Sen. McCain has 
stumbled and fumbled badly in dealing with the accelerating crisis as it emerged. He declared that 
"the fundamentals of our economy are strong" at 9 a.m. one day and by 11 a.m. was describing an 
economy in crisis. He is both a longtime advocate of less market regulation and a supporter of the 
huge taxpayer-funded Wall Street bailout. His behavior in this crisis -- erratic is a kind description -
- shows him to be ill-equipped to lead the essential effort of reining in a runaway financial system 
and setting an anxious nation on course to economic recovery.


Sen. Obama warned regulators and the nation 19 months ago that the subprime lending crisis was a 
disaster in the making. Sen. McCain backed tighter rules for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but didn't 
do much to advance that legislation. Of the two candidates, Sen. Obama better understands the 
mortgage meltdown's root causes and has the judgment and intelligence to shape a solution, as well 
as the leadership to rally the country behind it. It is easy to look at Sen. Obama and see a return to 
the smart, bipartisan economic policies of the last Democratic administration in Washington, which 
left the country with the momentum of growth and a budget surplus that President George Bush has 
squandered.

On the most important issue of the day, Sen. Obama is a clear choice.

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