The Salt Lake Tribune endorsed Barack Obama as it laid out a scathing rebuke of Mitt Romney — all the different versions of the GOP presidential candidate, in other words, too many Mitts:

“Sadly, it is not the only Romney, as his campaign for the White House has made abundantly clear, first in his servile courtship of the tea party in order to win the nomination, and now as the party’s shape-shifting nominee. From his embrace of the party’s radical right wing, to subsequent portrayals of himself as a moderate champion of the middle class, Romney has raised the most frequently asked question of the campaign: ‘Who is this guy, really, and what in the world does he truly believe?'”

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In considering which candidate to endorse, The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board had hoped that Romney would exhibit the same talents for organization, pragmatic problem solving and inspired leadership that he displayed here more than a decade ago. Instead, we have watched him morph into a friend of the far right, then tack toward the center with breathtaking aplomb. Through a pair of presidential debates, Romney’s domestic agenda remains bereft of detail and worthy of mistrust.

Therefore, our endorsement must go to the incumbent, a competent leader who, against tough odds, has guided the country through catastrophe and set a course that, while rocky, is pointing toward a brighter day. The president has earned a second term. Romney, in whatever guise, does not deserve a first.

The Denver Post and the Tampa Bay Times also endorsed President Obama but their editorials weren’t such a scathing rebuke of Mitt Romney and what he would bring to the White House. All I could say after reading the Salt Lake Tribune editorial, was damn…..

This was cross-posted from The Hinterland Gazette.