The power of Powell’s rebuke
By Eugene Robinson | Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | The Washington Post
“…As the highest-profile Republican to defect to the enemy camp, Powell knew that his endorsement would create a huge stir. What I found fascinating was how he framed it more as a set of reasons to vote against the McCain-Palin ticket than a set of reasons to vote for Obama and Joe Biden. In talking about the Wall Street meltdown and the economic crisis, for example, Powell spoke of how McCain’s herky-jerky response made it seem that he ‘didn’t have a complete grasp’ of what was going on. Powell went on to praise Obama’s ‘steadiness’ — but mentioned nothing in particular that Obama did….”…BS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/20/AR2008102002393_pf.html
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