Folks here are really roasting Powell (and he deserves it), but as someone who myself have migrated in the opposite direction (toward more conservative positions), I can see what’s happening to Powell. He was supposedly independent until after GHWB nominated him to Joint Chief and may have only declared his “Republicanism” out of loyalty to GHWB.
He never really espoused GOP principals and I believe he’s more comfortable with those on the left, just as I have become more comfortable with those on the right. So I think it’s a great trade: The Left gets Powell but you all get ME!!!
What....no confetti???:(
A problem of mine is that I don’t fit nicely into the “GOP principles” or “conservative” bag.
I dislike big government, income redistribution, high taxes, legislation that supports immoral behavior, wimpy attitude toward national defense. I want my president to be a super-patriot with an eagle’s flesh-ripping beak and claws.
But I wish my national government wouldn’t waste its time on abortion, homosexuality.
Powell should be branded as someone who can’t make an intelligent observation about anything. I think Powell and others that have had military leadership positions are in the best position to decide how the military handles homosexuality.