Its election editorial, "The compelling case for continuity", is the authentic voice of unreasoning Conservatism, where being Tory is as natural as the English weather and Labour is always the interloping upsetter of apple carts.
In "Facing Facts About Iraq's Election" (editorial, Jan . 12, you say that the Iraqi elections "should have been set up along district or provincial lines" to ensure better minority representation, and that "the United Nations organizers are mainly at fault here".
"Is it political development to defame the prominent and well-known faces of the Islamic revolution and support the Westernized political dwarfs that never tasted the hardships of revolution?" the conservative newspaper Resalat wrote in a pre-election editorial.
Contrary to "Setting Standards for Fair Elections" (editorial, "Making Votes Count" series, Dec. 27), the I.E.E.E.
"New Standards for Elections" (editorial, "Making Votes Count" series, Nov. 7) is a very good proposal, especially the rules regarding electronic voting machines.
"Snail Mail in an Election Year" (editorial, July 24) doesn't mention the primary cause of the United States Postal Service's financial crisis: a 2006 law that requires the agency to prefund health care benefits for future retirees.
Patricia A. Weller Emmitsburg, Md., Nov. 3, 2010 To the Editor: Re "Election 2010" (editorial, Nov. 3): For two years "Yes, we can" has been met by "No, you can't" as Republicans in Congress, in order to gain partisan advantage, put up a near-solid front to weaken or thwart measures that would benefit the vast majority of citizens.
And how could the Liberal Democrats bang away about the loss of civil liberties without putting off those Tory voters whom they must target in the next election?" Times Editorial, November 24 "The principal line of criticism from the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats was... that ministers were determined to foster a 'climate of fear' in Britain.
"Ms. Yingluck could make a concession and find a way to postpone the election," the editorial said.
The change in course stems from the high stakes of this election, the editorial board said in its endorsement.
For example, in the aftermath of the tight 1884 presidential election, an editorial in the Galveston (Tex).
