Doesn't Like 'Statesman's Endorsement of Bush

To the editor,
   I have lost all faith in the intelligence and objectivity of the Austin American-Statesman following their endorsement of President Bush's re-election. It is ironic that they endorsed Bush the same week they ran an article giving polling results showing that the majority of Bush supporters have their facts wrong on a number of significant issues. The majority of Bush supporters believe incorrectly that: there was a link between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks, the 9/11 Commission Report found that Saddam Hussein was hiding WMD, Bush supports the Kyoto Accord, and the majority of the world's citizens support George W. Bush.
   I can think of three possible reasons for the Statesman's endorsement: 1) The members of the editorial board are as misinformed as the typical Bush supporter; 2) they don't have the reasoning capacity to look at the facts and see that Bush is deceitful, fiscally irresponsible, and a threat to the future U.S. economy and world security; or 3) they were told who to endorse by higher-ups at Cox Enterprises.
   For an excellent analysis of why Bush should not be re-elected, see The New York Times' endorsement of John Kerry at www.nytimes.com.
   I have canceled my subscription to the Statesman and from now on will get my national and international news from The New York Times. I will rely on the Austin Chronicle for my local news. Thanks for being here as an alternative to the Statesman!