Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama

[Ramo]

I think you're missing the significance of the endorsement. There are just over two weeks left in which McCain has a chance to steal the narrative. Powell was probably the biggest endorsement possible, and Obama got it unequivocally. That alone kills two or three days for McCain.

And I have to say that I was moved by his smackdown of Islamophobia.

[Imran Siddiqui]

There are just over two weeks left in which McCain has a chance to steal the narrative.

And how exactly was he going to do so? 538 has Obama with a 93.1% chance of victory... what, Powell's endorsement makes it 93.2%?

[Ramo]

Margins matter downballot.

[Dinner]

Originally posted by Mrs Snuggles
Conservative commentators are already saying the only reason Powell's doing this is because he's black.

That started on Free Republic. My local newspaper's forum is full of trolls who cut and past the latest Free Republic and World Nut Daily threads and they've been saying Powell is just endorsing Obama because he's black. They won't talk about how Powell endorsed Bush in 2000 and 2004.

[Imran Siddiqui]

they've been saying Powell is just endorsing Obama because he's black. They won't talk about how Powell endorsed Bush in 2000 and 2004.

To be fair, neither Vice President Gore, nor Senator Kerry, were black.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Verto
The Republican Party has failed to deliver on small government, or fiscal responsibility,

So you turn to support a candidate who promises to go full throated in the opposite direction of what you claim to want?

[DaShi]

Hell yeah! Don't you know you can't trust politicians?

[Wittlich]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
This was news?

I should announce that I am formally endorsing McCain.

And this is a surprising announcement??? - Why state your positon now Ben? We have all known for some time now, how conservative you are - of course you will vote for McCain, right along with Wiglaf.

I am just confused in your sudden claim Ben (as if it were an actual surprise).

[Theben]

Originally posted by GePap
Because he was in the Bush cabinet that was there when the Iraq War started. Hard to campaign for change and against the Iraq War and then bring Colin Powell into your cabinet.

OTOH Obama could use that to claim he does reach across party lines. And considering he has a lot of former Clinton aides helping his campaign the "change" mantra can only be seriously applied against the Bush doctrine.

I also liked Powell's statements wrt Obama being a 'socialist' and taxation in general.

[Verto]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
So you turn to support a candidate who promises to go full throated in the opposite direction of what you claim to want?

Well, the GOP has added over $5,000,000,000,000 to our national debt with nothing to show for it and expanded the size and power of the federal government like there's no tomorrow....and McCain wants to continue these very same policies that have left us so FUBAR!

For now, I'll take the possibility of efficient, competent government, which is something I think Obama can deliver, over a continuation of the last eight years.

I eagerly await the day that the Republican Party fractures. Surely out of the pieces a new party will form free of the evangelical/religious influence, less stained by corruption, and more willing to present its agenda through well-framed arguments than cheap slogans. Until then, the GOP can rot.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Verto


The Republican Party has failed to deliver on small government, or fiscal responsibility, or pretty much anything except pandering to the religious right; assaulting constitutional liberties; and dumbing down America.

At this point, neither party is conservative. At least Obama is intelligent, has a competent successor in place, and seems determined to get to work.

Some Republican voters are seriously naive if they think that the modern-day Republican party is a small government party.

President Bush is a Republican and he has dramatically expanded the executive powers of the president.

[Naked Gents Rut]

Well, the GOP has added over $5,000,000,000,000 to our national debt with nothing to show for it and expanded the size and power of the federal government like there's no tomorrow....and McCain wants to continue these very same policies that have left us so FUBAR!

For now, I'll take the possibility of efficient, competent government, which is something I think Obama can deliver, over a continuation of the last eight years.

This is moronic. Do you really think McCain is going to expand the federal government more than Obama is with a Reid and Pelosi led Congress that is already talking about their plans for a second New Deal?

Goddamn idgit voters...

[GePap]

Originally posted by Naked Gents Rut


This is moronic. Do you really think McCain is going to expand the federal government more than Obama is with a Reid and Pelosi led Congress that is already talking about their plans for a second New Deal?

Goddamn idgit voters...

yeah! vote for the idgit who claims he can balance the budget in four years mainly by cutting taxes, thought there might be a spending freeze,which wouldn't help a damn given that we are already 500 in the hole, and the clear idgits who support him!

Just look at Drake here, a classic idgit.

[Ben Kenobi]

yeah! vote for the idgit who claims he can balance the budget in four years mainly by cutting taxes, thought there might be a spending freeze,which wouldn't help a damn given that we are already 500 in the hole, and the clear idgits who support him!

Over the guy who intends to raise taxes as much as he can get away with and still not balance the budget?

[Imran Siddiqui]

I think its being far more of an idgit to think that Obama with a Dem Congress will be spending less than McCain with a Dem Congress.

If you want to claim "competence" that's one thing, but spending wise, I don't think there is a contest.