Not what he's selling

I am not a huge fan of the Daily Herald. It is an admittedly conservative publication. Reading its endorsements of the last couple weeks is proof enough that the paper consistently endorses mostly conservative, mostly Republican candidates.

Those who complain of the Herald's liberalism clearly have paid little or no attention to its recent endorsements, nor the endorsements it has made for the last 30 years that I have been reading the Herald.

So, considering this bent, considering the history of the Herald's Republican slant, I am surprised, I am astounded that it would make such a passionate and at the same time, rational choice in endorsing Hillary Clinton for the office of President of the United States.

Your analysis is complete and fair. Your criticisms of Clinton's flaws and mistakes are accurate, and your summary of her achievements are thorough. I appreciate an endorsement which must have been a difficult one considering the paper's conservative philosophy and the contentiousness of the campaign for the past year.

Clinton's life's work has been in service to the public, for children and for those without a voice. Trump's work has been about making money and about self-aggrandizement.

To expect that Trump would have us believe that he all of a sudden would be interested in serving the public as the leader of the nation and the free world is certainly a bridge too far.

While he has sold a lot of real estate in the past, I don't think there are too many of us who would buy a building from him at this point. And as the Herald suggests in its endorsement, we should not buy what he is selling now.

Johnston Getty

Elgin