An Uneasy Alliance: The Flipside of Powell’s Endorsement

GOPublius.com ^ | October 19, 2008 | GOPublius.com

[americanophile]

A double-edged sword?

[DogBarkTree]

Colon who?

[lookout88]

I am watching the history of the 101st Airborne on the history channel right now. What an insult Powell is to them.

[ncfool]

Notice tht Powell said the surge was three years too late. Well the Democrats and Obama didn’t want the surge. Powell sold his sole and core convictions today as he said it was a black/white issue.

He is finished politically for selling out his values.

[Jeff Head]

I never really trusted Powell myself, but Powell has now trashed both McCain and Palin...McCain over a false-flag judgement issue and Palin for simply being who she is.

Powell has the audacity (hand in glove with Obama no doubt) to question McCain's judgement in picking the most popular governor in the 50 states and who has more executive experience than her two opponents combined...while giving a pass to the judgement of Obama in hob-knobbing around with abject terrorists, corrupt financiers, and militant racists?

It's time we all called things straight. I do not specifically know why Powell made this choice, but I know a skunk when I see one and when I smell one.

One thing for sure, the judgement issue Powell raised is false and ludicrous on its face so it has to be something else. We're probably looking at another Sec State at least, if not VP in the second term should that, God forbid, come about.

I still believe we can stop the first term and am dedicating all my time and efforts and whatever influence I can muster within my own sphere to that goal.

http://www.jeffhead.com/joeplumber.htm

[ElkGroveDan]

Maybe now Bush will come out for Obama. That would be fun, wouldn’t it?

[Kanzan]

Powell has lots of fellow travelers in the State Dept. He’s pretty much a now-show to Republicans and considered a weinie by Conservatives. Any surprise by abyone is faked.

[padre35]

I’d love to agree, but cannot, the Left is willing to jettison whatever principles they claim to have had, as far as they are concerned Powell’s “mea culpa” after he left as Sec State is good enough to absolve him of any taint from the Iraq War.

[ncfool]

Cool! that would prove the Maverick point.

[fightinJAG]

Whatever. Don’t give this endorsement any clicks on sources reporting it. It means nothing and we should help it fade away.

[Enterprise]

WARMONGER endorses OBAMA! Uh, but BUSH lied anyway!

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Powell’s pull — that’s the question. He obviously didn’t help McCain with this endorsement. The question is — will we even remember Powell by Friday?

[Clintonfatigued]

“the endorsement is likely to shock many longtime anti-war, anti-Bush Democrats who will feel betrayed and uncomfortable with the notion of Obama receiving support from one of the leading figures of the Iraq War strategy.”

Unfortunately, that isn’t so. The longtime anti-war, anti Bush Democrats detest Bush so much, an endorsement from Jesse Helms wouldn’t deter them.

[DemonDeac]

His name does roughly translate to butt hole.

[relictele]

Foggy Bottom’s most visible and notorious leaker has sprung another hole in his gillnet. Hardly newsworthy.

[RED SOUTH]

Now I am adding to my list of reasons to vote for McCain -
because he’s white.

If it’s good enough for Powell to vote by race then it’s good for me.

[Carley]

So Powell thinks that old axiom...

Don’t just do something, stand there.......

is the way to lead!

[padre35]

Depends, and endorsement is one thing, hitting the campaign trail is something else completely, we’ll have to see if Powell starts making appearances with the Obamao..

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Actually, if Powell learns more about Obama, he might reverse his endorsement. And that would be a real shocker. But heck, if he doesn’t have a clue now, why would he later?

[Berlin_Freeper]

Go back and listen to any interview Colin Powell has ever done. As soon as a disputed issue arises his voice breaks.

As far as I am concerned his faking is over. Powell belongs on the Left.