Philadelphia-based Republican talk show host Michael Smerconish has now endorsed Barack Obama. He will have an editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer to that effect soon, and he read excerpts of it on the air today on WPHT in Philadelphia.
I can't say I've ever liked the guy much. But even though he's subbed for Bill O'Reilly, Glen Beck, and other notable rightwing hate merchants on TV, in my opinion he's not one of them. He recently admonished the McCain camp and his fellow Republicans for promoting the Bill Ayers propaganda, and he didn't pussyfoot around.
But make no mistake, he's a hardcore conservative. And he still thinks Obama would make a better president. Excerpts of his statement after the break:
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