Arab Americans take on new responsibility

I didn't hear much about this yesterday, but maybe I just failed to pay attention when it happened. Arab American leaders endorsed John Kerry:

William Shaheen, co-chairman of the New Hampshire Kerry presidential campaign committee and an Arab-American, noted that the Arab-American community backed Mr. Bush in 2000 and now has "a responsibility to elect John Kerry."

With two weeks before the election Nov. 2, he said, "We helped elect President Bush and now we must remove him. The world will be looking at us as Arab-Americans."

Yesterday he told leaders of Arab-American Leadership Councils in the various states, "I don't need you lukewarm. I need you red hot."