Prez ‘has earned every bit of an abysmal approval rating’.
The Billings, Montana, Gazette, the biggest newspaper in the state, and, in fact, the biggest in a region that includes portions of neighbors North Dakota, Wyoming and Idaho, is admitting, slightly after the fact, that it was wrong to endorse Barack Obama for president in 2008.
“Sometimes, you have to admit you’re wrong,” the newspaper said in an unbylined editorial on June 27. “And, we were wrong.”
It listed a series of scandals and controversies generated by the Obama administration, and the lack of progress on real issues.
“These are all signs – none of them definitive on their own, necessarily. However, when taken in completely, these demonstrate a disturbing trend of incompetence and failure. It’s not just that Americans are in a sour mood about national politics. That’s probably part of it. Instead, Obama has become another in a line of presidents long on rhetoric and hopelessly short on action,” the paper said.
“Obama’s hope and change have left liberals and conservatives alike hoping for real change, not just more lofty rhetoric.”
The Washington Examiner noted the change of heart with a headline, “That bad, huh? Newspaper so disappointed in Obama it apologizes for 2008 endorsement.”
The Examiner continued, “Better late than never.”
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