Monday, October 20, 2008
Rebuking the GOP...
It's fine to remember/resent Colin Powell's performance at the U.N. leading up to the Iraq war, but whether you believe he was party to a willful misleading of the American public or just another duped by an intel community bound and determined to give Cheney and Bush just what they wanted, at least give Colin Powell credit for calling dirty politics when he sees it.
- Colin Powell's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama was as much a rejection of the Republican Party and Sen. John McCain's campaign as an embrace of the Democratic presidential nominee, political analysts said Monday.
- David Gergen, a CNN senior political analyst who has advised the last four presidents, said the Powell endorsement may give voice to "disillusioned" moderate Republicans disappointed by the negativity of the McCain campaign.
While it energized conservatives, McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as a running mate may have alienated moderate Republicans like Powell, Wall said.
Powell said he did not feel Palin was ready to be president and that factored into his decision to endorse Obama.
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