Look who has endorsed George Bush...John Kerry's hometown newspaper, the
Lowell Sun!
It's about national security.
That's the key issue on the minds of Americans planning to vote in the
Nov. 2 presidential election.
They must decide whether Republican President George
W. Bush or Sen. John F. Kerry, a Democrat, can provide the leadership to
safeguard America from foreign terrorism.
Americans aren't fools. They know that without safe
cities and towns, America will lose its greatness. Our cherished
freedoms and sacred liberties will be diminished, along with our
opportunities for economic prosperity and our basic pursuit of
happiness.
Our children and their children will live vastly
different lives if we fail to guarantee a future free of turmoil.
Islamic extremists, both here and abroad, have one
purpose: To destroy America and halt the spread of democracy and
religious tolerance around the globe.
They'd like to be plotting in our streets right now.
They'd like to be sowing murder and mayhem with suicide bombers and
hostage-takings, and spreading fear in the heartland and everywhere
else. They'd like to be wearing us down and bringing our nation to its
knees.
Since the devastating terror attacks of Sept. 11,
2001, one American leader has maintained an unbending resolve to protect
our homeland and interest against Islamic savages and those foreign
governments appeasing them.
That leader is President Bush.
While out-of-touch U.S. politicians and world leaders
have attacked President Bush's tactics, they can't question his steely
commitment to keep America safe.
In the ashes of ground zero, where nearly 3,000
innocent Americans perished, President Bush vowed to find the
perpetrators, in domestic cells and distant lands, and bring them to
justice. He said he will do all that is humanly possible and necessary
to make certain that terrorists never strike again on U.S. soil.
Can anyone deny that President Bush has not delivered?
America the terrorists' No. 1 target has recovered from its tragic
wounds and rebounded. It remains safe to this day.
What might a lesser leader have done, faced with the
daunting task of deciding America's course against withering, partisan
attacks from Democrats, media propagandists, disingenuous U.N. officials
and disloyal White House operatives selling their souls for profit
during a time of war?
A lesser leader might have caved in. President Bush
has stood his ground.
In this year's election, the question isn't whether we
are safer now than we were four years ago. We already know the answer.
Sure we are and that's because of President Bush. The critical question
is: Four years from now, will America be safer than it is today?
In our book, Americans have to place their trust in
President Bush. He's proven to be as sturdy as a mighty oak when it
comes to saying what he means, meaning what he says and acting
decisively.
When it comes to the war on terror, President Bush
means to keep our military strong and our country secure.
John Kerry, on the other hand, has all the attributes
of the shape of water when it comes to telling us what he believes and
what he'd do for America. Like incoming and outgoing tides, Kerry is
content to go with the flow. In a dangerous world infested with sharks,
Kerry would be chum at America's expense.
We in Massachusetts know John Kerry. He got his first
taste of politics 32 years ago in the cities and towns of Greater
Lowell.
In his 20 years in the U.S. Senate, Kerry, a Navy war
hero, hasn't risen above the rank of seaman for his uninspiring
legislative record. He's been inconsistent on major issues. First he's
for the 1991 Persian Gulf War, then he opposes it. First he's for the
war in Iraq, then he's against it. First he's for a strong U.S. defense,
then he votes against military weapons programs. First he's for the U.S.
Patriot Act, then he opposes it.
Kerry's solution to stop terrorism? He'd go to the
U.N. and build a consensus. How naive. France's Jacques Chirac,
Germany's Gerhard Schroeder, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and other
Iraq oil-for-food scam artists don't want America to succeed. They want
us brought down to their level. And more and more, Kerry sounds just
like them. In a recent campaign speech, Kerry said America was in the
wrong war, in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
No doubt John Kerry sincerely wants to serve his
country, but we believe he's the wrong man, in the wrong place, at the
wrong time.
Americans should think back three years ago to the
smoldering ruins of the World Trade Center. There among the mist lay the
images and memories of fallen firefighters, police, a Catholic chaplain
and ordinary working citizens moms, dads, sons, daughters.
President Bush, through heartfelt tears, told us never
to forget the twisted carnage and the massacre of the innocents. Yet
some of us are forgetting.
President Bush told us the attacks must never happen
again. Yet some of us are wavering because of the brave sacrifice of
soldiers that our nation's security demands.
Well, President Bush hasn't forgotten. Nor has he lost
the courage and conviction to do what is right for America.
We know if there is one thing the enemy fears above
all else, it is that George Bush's iron will is stronger than his iron
won't.
The Sun proudly endorses the re-election of President
George W. Bush.