Sound ridiculous? Powell has always been the most over rated \u201cRepublican\u201d I can remember. Maybe you should look at what he is up to now. From HotAir:<\/p>\n
Pro-choice, anti-gun, soft on Wrightgate, in favor of talks with Iran and Syria, and foreign policy chat buddy to St. Barry as far back as last summer, when Obama was still expected to be nothing more than roadkill beneath the wheels of the Clinton machine.
\nHe knows who he\u2019s voting for.<\/p>\nColin Powell, the former Republican secretary of state, says he is not ruling out a vote for Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic nominee for president\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cI will vote for the individual I think that brings the best set of tools to the problems of 21st-century America and the 21st-century world regardless of party, regardless of anything else other than the most qualified candidate,\u201d Mr. Powell said at a news conference before delivering a speech to about 800 people attending a leadership forum at the Vancouver Convention Centre.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth of them certainly have the qualifications to be the president of the United States, but both of them cannot be,\u201d he said\u2026<\/p>\n
Asked whether he thought it was a difficult choice, he said: \u201cI think so. Yes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Shocking as this may seem to some, it came as no surprise to me. Powell is a smart man and a political opportunist of the highest caliber.<\/p>\n
He first demonstrated his \u201cyes man\u201d credentials as a Major in Vietnam on his second tour (though it should be noted that he never faced anything close to dangerous combat). Powell rejected out of hand the first reports that a massacre had occurred in the small village of Mi Lai. Obviously, his effort failed to cover up Mi Lai but it made him a known commodity as a yes man to his superiors.<\/p>\n
In 1972 he was hand selected to a White House fellowship. From that date on, he was far more political than military and it paid off. This guy spent his entire time as a Colonel in Washington DC. <\/p>\n
In the early 80\u2019s he was sent to get a \u201creal command\u201d as the Assistant Division commander of 4th Infantry Division. In his own book he said that he was almost relieved in this position and received a poor evaluation. Yet, he survived.<\/p>\n
He never commanded a Division and commanded 5th Corps for only 6 months. Later he was given a four-star command at FORSCOM for only four months before being selected ahead of many far more qualified Generals to become the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Obviously, this did not go over well in many senior officer circles. “I believe the entire professional military establishment was disturbed by his appointment,” said Admiral Eugene Carroll. “Looking at General Powell’s career record, it is clear that he was picked out early for a more important role in life than getting his boots dirty.”<\/p>\n
Is it likely? No. Is it possible? Yes.<\/p>\n
Barry needs help in every possible criteria and Powell is not the buffoon that is Wes Clark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"