The Denver Insider's Blog

The Denver Post has bucked tradition and come out with endorsements in the primary season, backing Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton.

The newspaper cites Mitt Romney's business experience in producing policies that will get results, especially for the economy and health care as the reason for giving him the nod over John McCain. Hillary Clinton was noted for her long record of public service (8 years as senator is a long record?) which will help her deal with the war and the health care crisis.

I'm simply not sure with the Denver Post's judgment in citing the woman who led a complete failure at (socialized) healthcare reform in 1993 when tasked with the project by then President Bill Clinton as the best to take care of the issue now. I suppose her longevity as a Senator is slightly more than that of her opponent, Barack Obama, but hardly is worth citing.

Mitt Romney does have a track record of getting results, so perhaps they are on target there; however, I am not sure he is a candidate that can unite the country as well as a John Mccain who is more centrist. It is simply undeniable that Mitt Romney is the strong conservative candidate and simply undeniable that our country is polarized from the Clinton and Bush presidencies.

I will look forward to the Denver Post giving some better reasons for their endorsements on Sunday.