Au Courant: Hartford Paper Endorses Obama -- 2nd Democrat In, Oh, 244 Years

Will be coming out this weekend, E&P has learned.  Here are excerpts and context.  Once again: Palin a big problem. Then there's this from AP:  President Bush and Laura have joined the ranks of early voters, casting their ballots--they say, for McCain--from D.C. rather than trek back to Texas.