Everywhere else I read that Obama’s election would be the righteous culmination of the entire civil rights movement…because of the color of his skin.

No one can seem to come up with any other reason to vote for him, so I’m guessing he’s happy about being black just now, unlike his wife.

Jaibones on June 13, 2008 at 6:13 PM

Liberal are sticking to one of their principles–Identity Politicking–as you mention above.

It’d be nice to see conservatives stick to their principles, rather than point to Liberals and say “why should I be color-blind when Libs aren’t being that way?”

C’mon Powell, flip a coin like a real moderate. Make everybody happy!

“Both of them certainly have the qualifications to be the president of the United States, but both of them cannot be,”

What a profoundly stupid statement from a man I once respected.

Blood is thicker than gray matter.

whitetop on June 13, 2008 at 1:27 PM

What are you saying? Are they both … O+ ?!

You’ll never let us forget.

The Race Card on June 13, 2008 at 3:45 PM

Ha. Apparently you’ve confined your news sources to this page. Everywhere else I read that Obama’s election would be the righteous culmination of the entire civil rights movement…because of the color of his skin.

No one can seem to come up with any other reason to vote for him, so I’m guessing he’s happy about being black just now, unlike his wife.

Asked whether he thought it was a difficult choice, he said: “I think so. Yes.”

Typical Powell response with one finger testing the wind, absent any willingness to fully commit to anyone in public in case the wind changes direction.

Powell (IMHO) often displayed discomfort and lack of enthusiam for people employing him. This pose is normally the game of teenagers, who disagree with their parents but are under their dominion. Teens grow up and gain liberty. Powell was already grown up, and no one was making him eat dirt except himself. Retired officers get a pretty good pension.

I once saw Powell display great enthusiasm when, on camera, he entered the State Department to take command in the war between State and the White House, and the pampered princes of the State Dpartment, the well coifed ivy league specialists, displayed their rapture at his presence.

The same idiots who helped destabilize Yugoslavia saw their kindred in Powell. That was a wake up.

It would have been better for Powell/Armitage to resign, same as McClellan (though the latter is just a tiny and insignifican weasel in the big scheme).

Entelechy on June 13, 2008 at 1:48 PM

That is why Powell is no Zell Miller. Miller quit for principle.

Brain says Maverick, but skin says, Brotha!!

Hening on June 13, 2008 at 1:06 PM

not cool, man.

The thing is, he would make a great strategic pick for either candidate’s VP.

Since y’all keep telling me that, electorally, conservatives don’t matter any more and the lefties don’t matter all that much; the great mediocrity that is Powell would improve EITHER candidate’s chances with the only voter segment that apparently matters anymore: Those that don’t believe in anything enough to get out of the center of the highway, The Great American Middle.

And were it not for the fact that Mrs. Powell won’t permit him to do so; I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if he was offered, and accepted the VP offer from EITHER guy.

Hey did anyone notice that Obama’s a Black man?

Chakra Hammer on June 13, 2008 at 3:29 PM

You’ll never let us forget.

Hey did anyone notice that Obama’s a Black man?

Shoot, barry has known it for at least 25 years.

regardless of party, regardless of anything else other than the most qualified candidate,”

Looks like Obama is disqualified..

“Both of them certainly have the qualifications to be the president of the United States, but both of them cannot be,” he said…

I’m guessing he will go for the O… he has the Obamessiah’s flair for being able to say in one sentence something that is patently untrue and at the same time stunningly obvious.

I will vote for the individual I think that brings the best set of tools…

He should vote for Obama. There are plenty of tools in Obama’s wake, but his administration will still be better stocked than your average hardware store.