Will The Economist endorse George Bush? They sure weren't very impressed with Kerry's speech!

Mr Kerry ended his acceptance speech with this optimistic line: “The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.” But a cynic might have put it like this: Mr Bush is out there, his will to defeat the challenger is rising, and the toughest days are yet to come.

An indication, perhaps, of what The Economist is hoping for? The Economist, after all, can hardly endorse Kerry's protectionism (I enjoyed reading the disgust of the Anti-Bush Libertarian Hawks' blog.)

The Economist's endorsement would be very valuable, because it would force the intelligentsia to think twice.