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Newspaper Apologizes for 2008 Obama Endorsement

The Billings Gazette apologized on Friday for its 2008 endorsement of Barack Obama for president in an editorial titled "Gazette opinion: Obama earned the low ratings."

The Gazette said it missed George W. Bush and the "good ol’ days when we were at least winning battles in Iraq."

It recapped several mistakes Obama has made during his presidency:

The Gazette closed its editorial by noting that these mistakes "demonstrate a disturbing trend of incompetence and failure":

These are all signs — none of them definitive on their own, necessarily. However, when taken in completely, these demonstrate a disturbing trend of incompetence and failure. It's not just that Americans are in a sour mood about national politics. That's probably part of it. Instead, Obama has become another in a line of presidents long on rhetoric and hopelessly short on action.

Obama's hope and change have left liberals and conservatives alike hoping for real change, not just more lofty rhetoric.