By now, we all know that Powell endorsed Barack Obama on Meet the Press today. I have no idea how much this will mean in the next 16 days-- though it certainly will be welcome by the Obama camp-- but for me personally it was a very powerful moment and not only because I respect Colin Powell. I have rarely agreed so whole-heartedly with a national political figure.
I shared each one of his concerns about McCain's campaign, from the free improvisation that was his response to the financial crisis to his shameful suggestion that Obama sympathizes with terrorists. I hope that this will serve as a wake up call to McCain and the rest of the Republican party: we are sick of the politics of personal destruction and we VOTE!
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Amen! It continues to amaze me how a man who was once a vocal and outspoken critic of these kinds of political tactics becomes the head of a ticket & campaign that so wholeheartedly engages in them.
Oh, but don't worry, McCain has his own big Sunday endorsement... um... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/19/mccain-counters-powell-en_n_135954.html
Wow.
If and when Obama wins, I am going to cry my eyes out with happiness and relief.
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