Iowa Paper Chooses Clinton

The Des Moines Register has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in the upcoming Iowa caucuses. But will this be enough to counter the "O" factor? Does anyone really care who the Democratic nominee is? Will it matter?

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) was endorsed by the Des Moines Register last night, a much-needed victory for a front-runner who has stumbled in recent weeks.

The Register praised Clinton's "readiness" for the presidency, saying that it "sets her apart from a constellation of possible stars in her party, particularly Barack Obama, who also demonstrates the potential to be a fine president."

Of her main rival, the paper wrote: "When Obama speaks before a crowd, he can be more inspirational than Clinton. Yet, with his relative inexperience, it's hard to feel as confident he could accomplish the daunting agenda that lies ahead." Obama did, however, win the endorsement of the Boston Globe, which also was announced Saturday night.