I agree SRS, the only thing that is a surprise is that the editorial staff chose to endorse anyone. It is clear by the content of the magazine they are not conservative leaning.

DougR is also right about Pat Buchanan, though I don't know anything about the periodical being referenced by katlaughing above. Buchanan hasn't been a Republican party loyalist for a long time. He swings back and forth between the Republican party, and the indie and 3rd party movement regularly. He hasn't been firmly in the Republican camp for over 15 years, so if that is indeed a publication he is associated with, the endorsement of Kerry should come as no surprise.

Now, if the National Review or the Washington Times came out and endorsed Kerry, that would be a political earthquake! But this? Nah. That's just Buchanan politics as usual.