IMHO, time for Ret. Lt. Col. Allen West to run ! Far different than Ret. Gen. Colon Powell. IMHO, I always thought of Colon as being very weak.
Agreed. He has 4 years to build infrastructure and gravitas (in the mold of Ronaldus Maximus).
He must choose the right battles and venues, unlike Gov. Palin; she blew it!