This endorsement is better

In response to “Romney has better shot at solving nation’s crisis” (Oct. 21), The Spokesman-Review’s endorsement of Gov. Mitt Romney contrasts sharply with the Salt Lake Tribune’s Oct. 19 endorsement of President Barack Obama.

The Spokesman-Review points to what it sees as a lack of economic progress under the current administration, although it notes that Romney will “need to renounce his anti-tax pledge,” and that he should not repeal the Affordable Care Act on Day One. In other words, Romney should not do what he has promised to do, but one should still vote for him.

The Tribune, in contrast, asserts, “From his embrace of the party’s radical right wing, to subsequent portrayal of himself as a moderate champion of the middle class, Romney has raised the most frequently asked question of the campaign: Who is this guy, really, and what in the world does he truly believe?”

The Tribune, unlike The Spokesman-Review, reminds its readers of Romney’s harsh characterization of the 47 percent who do not pay federal income tax. To rich donors (of course), Romney said that his responsibility “is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

I agree with the view in Salt Lake City.

Kathryn Lee

Spokane