Posted on 09/04/2006 7:10:59 PM PDT by WmShirerAdmirer
Here’s what we know. The Bush administration was framed by Valerie Plame, the upper CIA, and the mainstream media, with the active connivance of Richard Armitage, who is well known as Colin Powell’s best friend. Armitage has now been outed, after three years of Wilson-Plame smears against the administration going without an effective answer, and the VP’s chief of staff under indictment.
We also know that Colin Powell’s “right hand man,” Col. Larry Wilkerson (ret.) went on a public rampage against the Bush administration, following other foreign policy retreads from Clinton I, such as Richard Clarke, the egregious Joe Wilson and Sandy Burglar.
We know that Colin Powell is worshipped by the media, and that he was in fact fired by Bush, along with his loyal friends Dick Armitage and Larry Wilkerson. The media have been filled with malevolent attacks on George W. Bush for six years, not hesitating to undermine and sabotage his foreign policy in the most flagrant and unprecedented way. Today’s troubles in Iraq and Iran are due at least in part to the fact that terrorists and tyrants need no propaganda apparatus of their own: The New York Times and Washington Post will do it for them. Propaganda is the lifeblood of terrorism, and the media have been feeding our enemies what they need most.
Is is too much to speculate that Colin Powell is looking for a job in the Hillary administration, either as SecDef, or more likely, as Veep? A Hillary-Colin ticket would run strongly in the media, the first resort of a Washington-centric establishment. It would mobilize the black vote, which is showing worrying signs of doubt about the great benevolence of the Democrats. It would bring out liberal women, and the larger sucker vote. Powell may not be the most vigorous candidate, but it wouldn’t matter. The media would cover for him.
It’s a speculation, but it fits a lot of facts. The logical GOP counter-move is to run Rudy Giuliani and Condi Rice. But that’s only a dream ticket, and Dr. Rice may be (understandably) disinclined to get into the Washington cesspit. The real worry is that Colin Powell has long shown poor judgment in foreign policy matters. In Gulf War I he was vehemently against the US liberation of Kuwait. If Powell had won the argument Saddam Hussein would now own Kuwait and Iraq, and be a viable threat to Saudi Arabian oil. A cynic might argue that the Iranians would then have a natural enemy in Iraq, but that would only make for two nuclear arms races among terror-supporting tyrannies in the Middle East. Now we have “only” one.
For Republicans, the Powell gang has burned its bridges. It can never be trusted again. There is therefore only one option, if Powell and his clique want another chance at the power they so crave: the Democrats.
James Lewis 9 05 06
That would be a profoundly bad turn of events.
If true, were DOOMED.
Another mole in our party. Seems to be quite a few. I hope we have our own in theirs as well.
They could never be trusted before.
SoS
Great.
Hillary would have Veep NAMED Colin,
and a husband WHO IS one....
(ok bad joke...)
Colin Powell of Plamegate fame...Yeah why not, I like the sound of that, one backstab teaming up with another (Hitlery), should make a great ticket...........
His clique, maybe, but Powell never struck me as power hungry. I believe he served as Secretary of State as a favor to Bush 41.
More likely that Hillary would run for Powell's VEEP
If Powell had won the argument Saddam Hussein would now own Kuwait and Iraq,
If Colin Powell had his way Saddam Hussein would own the Saudi oil fields as those were his next target. Most of the Saudi oil production is in Eastern Saudi Arabia.
Speculation, indeed. Utterly silly speculation. It really fits no real facts -- just some speculative "facts".
The logical GOP counter-move is to run Rudy Giuliani and Condi Rice. But that’s only a dream ticket,
A dream, huh? Once you learn what those two really stand for, it's more nightmare than dream.
I'd love to hear how either Rudy or Condi are so much more "conservative" than Powell. I'm guessing this writer didn't bother to actually research either of them before tossing this out.
Ironic, since it's the mistake so many used to make regarding Powell - since nobody knew anything about him, everybody assumed that he supported the things they supported.
Rudi and Condi are "moderates" at best. Don't be fooled into thinking that they're conservatives just because they occassionally mouth the party line.
I don't think it would happen. Especially since the Clintons were prepared to smear him in 1996 if he ran.
"Rudy Giuliani and Condi Rice"
A dream ticket. I'd take off to campaign for them.
(Sorry Anti Rudy cons on here...let me make it worse. McCain for Sec. of Defense...let the abuse begin).
Why do they keep dragging that wet noodle out whenever they need help?
NO!
I think not.
It would be a hard ticket to beat, and Hillary would jump at the chance to get Powell.
So... Does Powell want to be VEEP?
Considering that Colin Powell will be closing in on 72 years of age by the time 2008 rolls around, I seriously DOUBT he's doing anything like what this commentator is suggesting.
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