Son of Republican President Eisenhower endorses Kerry; calls Bush's war moves "maverick": "Recent developments indicate that the current Republican Party leadership has confused confident leadership with hubris and arrogance."

The lifelong Republican son of Republican President Dwight D. (Ike) Eisenhower has left the Republican Party to become an Independent. Eisenhower is endorsing Kerry because of Bush's maverick decision to go to war and his fiscal irresponsibility. "Senator Kerry... is courageous, sober, competent, and concerned with fighting the dangers associated with the widening socio-economic gap in this country, " Eisenhower said. Please pass this on to everyone you know, especially those in the swing states -- Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Iowa, Arkansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and West Virginia -- where every vote for Kerry is critical! And ask them to pass it along, too!