The See-No-Evil Fosters Editorial Board

by: Dean Barker

Mon Oct 25, 2010 at 05:55:27 AM EDT
No sane newspaper could conceivably endorse a candidate who, after months of calls from Republicans, Democrats, and the media, refuses to produce a bank statement showing that he did not commit a crime on the order of several hundred thousand dollars.

So what does the wannbe-UL Fosters editorial board do about this dilemma? Pretend it doesn't exist:

Guinta is who [sic] N.H. needs in U.S. House

...The strongest criticisms leveled at Guinta in this campaign come from his time as mayor of Manchester.

If New Hampshire undergoes the shame of a congressman resigning under the cloud of a House ethics investigation, you'll have the see-no-evil Fosters editorial board to thank.

Adding: Just to underscore how shamelessly right-wing partisan Fosters is, remember that back pre-primary, when the GOP establishment decided Guinta was too flawed a candidate, Fosters gave their space and ink to the former chairman of the NHGOP's devastating critique of Guinta's mystery money.  Now, there's nothing inherently wrong about being shamelessly right-wing partisan.  It's a free country. But a newspaper claiming to serve everyone in a community ought to be more upfront about disclosing their fealty to the GOP.
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