Election Day

A few weeks ago, the Times endorsed Obama for president. The paper of record covered the election from a different angle this weekend via an essay in the Book Review about the two candidates' literary sensibilities: not surprisingly, McCain prefers history and Hemingway, while Obama favors "American standards," as well as Graham Greene and Doris Lessing. We can only hope that he also had So You Want Be President on his bedside table at some point over the very long two-year campaign. We'll conclude with our own endorsement: Go Donkeys!