Waving Goodbye to Bill Kristol, Colin Powell "Might" Endorse Obama

Steve Clemons
Posted October 17, 2008 |

Waving Goodbye to Bill Kristol, Colin Powell "Might" Endorse Obama

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And then a weird thing: Bill Kristol, in my view, tried to "export" Powell to the Obama camp saying that Powell would not only endorse Obama but would probably speak at the Democratic National Convention. In my opinion, Kristol was trying to purge the realists from the McCain camp -- particularly Powell protege and long term aide, Richard Armitage.

Kristol did not succeed in pushing Powell out -- and General Powell did not speak at the Denver convention of the Democratic Party -- but like Mike Allen lays out, General Powell may be on the verge of announcing his own conscientious choice, made under his own steam weighing the merits of the two campaigns and expressing what he feels the nation needs now.

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I'd rather Obama didn't get his "endorsement."

What's it worth, the endorsement of a cowardly sycophant who kept his mouth shut when he knew we were sending kids off to their deaths for no good reason?

What's it worth, the endorsement of a man who put his "good reputation" ahead of the well-being of soldiers?

What's it worth, the endorsement of an ass-sucking Republican, a black man who embraced the party that historically devalued and dismissed him?

What's it worth?

Nothing.

one of those bastards that I had any respect for before this war and he sold this country out so bad.

He needs to be ignored, henceforth.

Who do you speak for?

We will win without his vote or endorsement.

will not get very far election-wise and especially the hard road after the election if we do not understand that WE are not everyone. You are with WE 100% or WE refuse to be contaminated by your virtual flees, in other words ideological purity, whether it is from the right or the left, is (almost) equally dangerous and counter-productive. WE do not have all the answers and WE do not hold all the truths.

By the way, I am far from a Powell fan, but I think his endorsement would be helpful, both for Nov. 4th and what comes after.

for some things, there ARE no answers--or truths.

I can't think of a single solitary issue in which WE (Progressives) are incorrect. Not even one.

the difference is that I am not certain I am correct, and I accept the very distinct possibility that others that hold a different view may be right after all.

So, I see this as a chance for him to acknowledge his errors.
Nothing, in my opinion, can possibly absolve him of his crimes.

But I doubt it. I know that a lot of independents still respect him, but as far as I'm concerned he's totally irrelevant.

song and dance act he put on at the UN February 5, 2003...remember? About how Saddam was going to kill us all with his balsa wood - rubberband wind-up drone aircraft spraying anthrax....