I completely and totally agree. I've a boatload of respect for him, and think if his voice were given more weight by Bush, he and we would not be in this mess now. I hope Obama finds a place for him in his administration.
No, we have less than 30,000 people in my town and fewer than 100,000 in the county. So that would be the entire county plus some more in one place! I don't know if we even have a place large enough!
Bush/Cheney have steered this country off course economically, but even worse; morally. While doing this, they took decent, honorable people down a path muddled with lies and
Thanks for posting that. He has expressed exactly my feelings (about both Obama AND McCain). I too like both men and I too believe that McCain himself is by nature an inclusive and good man. Without today's current Republican machine behind him (which have resulted in
"However of late, the Republican Party has (as Powell said in the interview) become increasingly narrow and extreme....a Caricature of what it once was and a frightening departure of what it should be. Leading America (and by extension, the rest of the world) on a dangerous and regressive path."
My thoughts exactly. It is a painful time to be a thinking republican.
I'm sure many of the Obama haters will dismiss this and label Powell as a traitor saying that the endorsement only took place because Powell is African American.
That would be unfortunate. Powell represents the very best of the Republican party, and dissing him in this way after his many years of loyal service to this country - at times representing their party - seems just a bit unappreciative and shallow.
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You must not live near a big city.
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Thanks for posting that. He has expressed exactly my feelings (about both Obama AND McCain). I too like both men and I too believe that McCain himself is by nature an inclusive and good man. Without today's current Republican machine behind him (which have resulted in
"However of late, the Republican Party has (as Powell said in the interview) become increasingly narrow and extreme....a Caricature of what it once was and a frightening departure of what it should be. Leading America (and by extension, the rest of the world) on a dangerous and regressive path."
My thoughts exactly. It is a painful time to be a thinking republican.
Full length fiction: worlds undone
"You have no power over my body..." ~ Anne Hutchinson
I want to also say, that the story about the mother at her son's grave...a young man who was 14 when 9/11
I'm sure many of the Obama haters will dismiss this and label Powell as a traitor saying that the endorsement only took place because Powell is African American.
http://llhaesa.org/
Full length fiction: worlds undone
"You have no power over my body..." ~ Anne Hutchinson
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