{news} New Haven Advocate Endorses Kerry and Nicholson!

[Charlie Pillsbury]

Congratulations, Calvin!  Calvin and the Green Party have a chance to win this race!  If you can help us on Election Day, contact Kelly McCarthy, Calvin's campaign manager, at  kelly.mccarthy at aya.yale.edu



Whom To Vote For (read the last paragraph) 

October 28, 2004 

We endorse Sen. John Kerry for President. Kerry has a long and distinguished record of public service. He is a man of intelligence, deep knowledge and unwavering resolve to defend his country at home and abroad. During his 20-year Senate career, he has demonstrated a lasting commitment to social welfare; civil rights, workers' rights, and the rights of women; and the environment. He was also instrumental in bringing to light the most troubling aspects of both the banking crisis of the 1980s and the Iran-Contra scandal. ...
Sadly, the chief issue before us--a pre-emptive war and its consequences--has been clouded by a ceaseless flow of dishonest White House spin. Contrary to the irresponsible claims of top administration officials, the President first failed to respond to repeated warnings of an Al Qaeda attack and has displayed unfathomable incompetence since 9/11. Bush has tried to cover up both failures by opposing the September 11 Commission, obstructing the committee's work and denying its key findings. 

Bush is not one to acknowledge his own fallibility, despite overwhelming evidence that he's made some huge blunders as President. His expectation of national unity suggests that those who even question him are anti-American. Yet it is the Bush administration--in its prosecution of the war, treatment of prisoners, disregard for world opinion and its own diplomatic corps, and malign contempt for the media and the public it serves--whose behavior runs counter to the national interest. 

We are fortunate, then, to have the choice to elect John Kerry. Not just a politician, he is a statesman--a man who has dedicated his life to the service of his nation. His two greatest talents--his judgment and his ability to build and lead consensus--are what his nation most needs now. 

A couple local races of note: 

. Can't say it plainly enough: Cheshire Rep. Alfred Adinolfi must go. Here's a legislator who, earlier this year, when presented with a bill relating to greenhouse-gas emissions, told his colleagues on the Government Administrations and Elections Committee that he'd have to check with his district on that one--since so many of his constituents...have greenhouses. Here's a guy who voted against a bill that would help chemotherapy patients purchase wigs. We'd endorse a jar of Nutella over this huckleberry, but we're fortunate that Democrat John Kardaras is a solid choice--he's for property tax reform, campaign-finance reform and equal rights for all--and we enthusiastically endorse him for the 103rd District seat. 

. Finally, we encourage you to vote for Calvin Nicholson, the Green candidate for Registrar of Voters. If Nicholson wins, no Democrat or Republican loses--he will get a seat alongside registrars Sharon Ferrucci and Rae Tramontano in the office at 200 Orange Street. We like Nicholson, a native son who graduated from Wilbur Cross High School and Yale College, and we think that the more people keeping our voter rolls high, the better. This vote is, in the parlance of our time, a no-brainer. 

http://newhavenadvocate.com/gbase/News/content?oid=oid:87493

     
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