More Left-Leaning Newspapers Endorse Romney – Axel’s Mustache On The Line

Obama lead in Michigan falls within margin of error, Romney and surrogates buying ads in MN and PA, Obama campaign forced to buy ads in MI and PA….. Axeltramp bets his mustache, saying he’ll shave it off if Romney wins MN, MI, or PA – not to be outdone, Morning Joe says he’ll grow one if Obama wins FL or NC (notice they are not betting on VA or OH) – Let’s make ‘Axe’ honor his bet by pushing Romney over the line!
More and more left-leaning papers endorse Romney – you heard about the DesMoines Register last weekend, and those of you in the southern part of NH might have heard about the Nashua Telegraph’s endorsement this week, but as always, there’s more, in places that ought to be sure bets for a Democrat in normal times:
What about the Chicago Daily Herald?

But ultimately, we endorse Romney because he, unlike Obama, understands that jobs are a creation of business, not of government. And that to encourage job growth, we need policies that incent business to grow and provide it with a stable environment for that growth.

Or the Detroit News?

Romney’s goal is to help all Americans live independent and productive lives, free to rise to the extent of their personal capabilities. He would not shield them from risk or the consequences of their decisions, but neither would he deny them their earned rewards.

In fact, The Detroit News’ closing argument was so good, I’ve included the whole thing here:

The course of a nation

As we said, this is more than a choice between two individuals. America is locked in a struggle over what it will be as a mature nation.

A country built on rugged individualism finds itself increasingly under the thumb of a federal government that is ever expanding its reach into the lives of its citizens.

Obama has proved himself a disciple of the doctrine that for every problem there’s a government solution.

Romney, by contrast, embraces individual initiative and entrepreneurship. He would turn back the encroachment of the bureaucracy into the private sector.

Romney would replace the heavy hand of government with the invisible hand of a rational marketplace working to produce broad prosperity.

While both poverty and dependency have increased on Obama’s watch, Romney promises to replace government checks with private sector jobs and reverse the decline in middle class incomes. It is heavy lifting, but we favor the candidate who is committed to it.

Romney’s goal is to help all Americans live independent and productive lives, free to rise to the extent of their personal capabilities. He would not shield them from risk or the consequences of their decisions, but neither would he deny them their earned rewards.

Our hope is that Mitt Romney would restore faith in the core principles of free men and women, free minds and free markets that made America great, and will keep it so.

I can’t argue with that! Detroiters, please ‘make it so’!