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is the fact that pretty much every barking moonbat on the left would refer to Colin Powell as a "warmonger." Don't believe me-go type in Colin Powell Warmonger in Google and see what you find. What's the difference between Bush and Powell? Now that Powell has endorsed Osama/Obama, I wonder if Powell will now be revered as a hero and a saint by those kooks on the loony left that make up the Messiah's base?

Frankly, I could care less that Powell chose to endorse Obama for the presidency. However, I find his logic and reasoning for doing so very weak. It is like he tried to find a better answer than that Obama is the black guy, but couldn't. And, Powell is quick to point out that he greatly respects McCain and knows that he has disappointed a long-time friend by making this endorsement. Sounds like Powell is conflicted about the endorsement, right? Well, my biggest problem with the whole thing is the timing of his announcement. If he really respected McCain as he...

WASHINGTON - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for president on Sunday, criticizing his own Republican Party for what he called its narrow focus on irrelevant personal attacks over a serious approach to challenges he called unprecedented. Powell, who for many years was considered the most likely candidate to become the first African-American president, said in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he was not supporting Obama because of his race. He said he had watched both Obama and his Republican opponent, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, for many months and thought “either...

Kerry was much closer to Powell on many issues than Obama is. Especially national security. Kerry was in Vietnam like Kerry was. Obama/Biden have never served a day in the military in their entire lives. Kerry at least wanted to finish the job in Iraq. Obama wants to surrender. Now why did Powell NOT endorse Kerry but DOES endorse Obama? Oh wait...oh yeah, that's right.