[teletech]

Sadly, he lost me after being simply a political hack with his nearly substance-free presentation before the United Nations before we rolled into Iraq.

Don't paint me as anti-war. Saddam was like an ugly wound that needed lanced OR walled off. Where I'm going is how disappointed I was when Powell later said he basically didn't believe in what he said during that presentation.

If he'd simply said "We don't have the goods on Saddam. And I'm now resigning as Sec. of State." I'd have some level of respect for him.

Now Powell has totally "Jumped The Shark" like Fonzi. It's a disgraceful to a fairly good career.

How would you like to have this kind of "general" (small g intended), lead you into battle? Powell IS a disgrace! He sold his country AND his party out for his race.

[VOA]

How would you like to have this kind of "general" (small g intended),
lead you into battle?

As a never-served and having been blessed with peace due to the
sacrifice of men/women that even Colin Powell led...
Responding is probably "above my paygrade".
BUT...I still will say I'd prefer (historically/hypothetically)
and Ike/Patton/Bradley/Stormin' Norman.

Powell IS a disgrace!
He sold his country AND his party out for his race.

IMHO,Powell is ajust very, very sad example of a lack of spine
and moral conviction.
To pick a Marxist lawyer-cum-"community organizer" over A MAN
that suffered daily for years for having served his country...
just about "unforgiveable".

To pick Obama over McCain (even McCain "warts and all") tells
us some very unpleasant truths about Colin Powell.

(and I'm going easy on Powell by using some eupehmisms)