The New York Times Endorsement

This morning The New York Times endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) for president. Big deal. The once-great paper has been eclipsed by the Internet, cable television and other news outlets. Once hailed as the paper with “All the News That’s Fit to Print,” the Times of late has been deeply tarnished by plagiarism scandals and a seeming simple-minded obsession against conservatives in general and President Bush in particular.

In a way I’m glad the Times endorsed Clinton, as it foreshadows her defeat in November if past predictions are indicative of future results. In 2004 the paper endorsed Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) over President Bush. In 2000, the paper endorsed Al Gore over George Bush. You get the picture. Big deal.