Houston Chronicle: We recommend Amy Klobuchar in Democratic primary for president

[brooklynite]

There in that exchange, we see some of what plagues American political discourse and one thing that can save it: a strong leader who can outwit anger, rise above contempt and exercise the good sense to walk us back from the edge rather than push us closer to it.

For Democrats, that person is Amy Klobuchar, the third-term senator from Minnesota.

Said to be surging after her head-turning third-place finish in New Hampshire, Klobuchar, 59, the daughter of an elementary teacher and newspaperman, had been dismissed by some as a milquetoast, midwestern moderate who couldn’t hold a candle to the burn of Bernie Sanders’ revolution or the ambition of Elizabeth Warren’s fully foot-noted vision.

“Being a progressive, the last time I checked, meant that you should make progress,” Klobuchar says.

It’s time for Democrats to look beyond fiery speeches, beyond big ticket promises devoid of price tags, and if possible, beyond the cinematic beckoning of that billionaire button-down Messiah stalking your smartphone, and ask: Who can really get things done?

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Amy-Klobuchar-Democrat-primary-election-2020-potus-15060430.php#photo-16115749

[BusyBeingBest]

1. Well-written. I like it.

[femmedem]

2. Congratulations to Klobuchar's supporters.

She's gotten a string of excellent newspaper endorsements.