Colin Powell -- American Badass

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by gambit

I lost my admiration and respect for Colin Powell over Iraq, but this just brought it back. I heard that he endorsed Obama, and it was "okay, cool," but then I watched him talk about his endorsement, and I literally pumped my fist in excitement. This should hopefully resonate with many people.

I gather he's since regretted that UN moment quite deeply. Today, for me, more than the endorsement itself, it was the substance of what he was saying that lifted my spirits - that a senior Republican could demonstrate that kind of understanding, and repudiate the cheap negativity of the McCain campaign's tactics.

You don't hear it often enough from them.

His line "But the really right answer is..... " had me cheering at my screen, seriously!

The Dems could have said the same things of course, but it would have just sounded like namby pamby political correctness.

A Republican and a soldier saying it... well that immediately carries more weight.

The loons will of course still dismiss him as a liberal, leftist, do-gooder, not a real American conservative, etc etc... but for the independents - and for members of the military with doubts about Obama's credentials as Commander in Chief - this should hopefully carry a lot of weight with them.