Boston Herald Endorses McCain

The Boston Herald is one of the first newspapers out of the gate with an endorsement in the presidential race, and their money's on John McCain.

The newspaper's endorsement described the Republican presidential nominee as an experienced leader "who is steady in the face of crisis, mature in judgment and able to reach across the aisle to break the gridlock that has for too long gripped Washington."

As the economy takes center stage in the presidential campaign, McCain has lost ground in recent national and battleground polls. But the Herald said McCain has the "courage" to make necessary spending cuts in the coming period of "economic uncertainty."

The newspaper had harsh words for Barack Obama, saying, "There is no room for a naif in the Oval Office."

The editorial criticized Obama for saying he'd meet with leaders of rogue nations and for not specifying how he would cut the federal budget during the presidential debate last Friday.

"McCain won a lot of hearts and minds around here in 2000, and we can't help but wonder how history might have been different had he won his party's nomination and the White House back then," the editorial said.

"But there is no going back. There is only the future and it is impossible to envision the future of this great nation being put in the hands of an articulate but inexperienced first-term senator from Illinois.

"Being commander in chief isn't the place for on-the-job training."

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