I found the linked article to be fairly enlightening.....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...hn-McCain.html

Originally Posted by SteveFromNY

I found the linked article to be fairly enlightening.....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...hn-McCain.html

WOW....interesting about the Chicago Tribune as well...

Haven't been on political in a while....this is interesting!!

forwarding of selective links.....kinda like pools....oriented to harvest what ye believes to be the desired outcome.....

Powell doesn't care about Palin anymore than any other VP candidate in his day....he is/has secured his position in what he hopes will be the winning party.

Why else would a prominent member of any party jump ship with so much fan fare. How about being loyal to the party (any party) ...have a difference of opinion....in the voting booth do your thing....instead of remaining loyal to help his party....then have a difference of opinion...then vote as one sees fit....

But instead he decided...they decided....to make a National event out of it....just because he doesn't like Palin? Bush? BS!!!!!

He is a politician.....obviously doing what ever is in his best interest....just wait and see.

I guess his military training didn't last very long with him. Me first is a powerful drug.....ask any of the 545 in Washington.

He lays low for years then decides to "come out"....right

BTK

I notice that it wasn't mentioned that Gen Powell's son is backing McCain. Also, Chris Buckley has not been on the Republican side for ages. The "blue blood" Republicans are the ones out of step, not the conservatives. Remember in 2006 how many Democrats ran as conservatives in order to get elected?

Originally Posted by Guest

forwarding of selective links.....kinda like pools....oriented to harvest what ye believes to be the desired outcome.....

Powell doesn't care about Palin anymore than any other VP candidate in his day....he is/has secured his position in what he hopes will be the winning party.

Why else would a prominent member of any party jump ship with so much fan fare. How about being loyal to the party (any party) ...have a difference of opinion....in the voting booth do your thing....instead of remaining loyal to help his party....then have a difference of opinion...then vote as one sees fit....

But instead he decided...they decided....to make a National event out of it....just because he doesn't like Palin? Bush? BS!!!!!


He is a politician.....obviously doing what ever is in his best interest....just wait and see.

I guess his military training didn't last very long with him. Me first is a powerful drug.....ask any of the 545 in Washington.

He lays low for years then decides to "come out"....right

BTK

I think alot of people these days are having issues with blind party loyalty. A lot of folks prefer to think and act independently, based on their own convictions. Maybe people are "jumping ship" because all of the petty bickering based on party dividing lines. Frankly I can understand it, and value independent thought and action. I also have some difficulty figuring how it is such a crime for him to make a "National event" out of it. His convictions, his beliefs, and he is lucky (?) enough to have a bully pulpit. Whats the problem...it happens on both "sides".

I had the pleasure of meeting the General on two occasions and thought he was a class act. I can't believe he has done this ....He has been promised something , you can bet on it ............
Looks like he sold out....... I guess all politician's are alike.....unfortunatly...

disappointed fumar

Oh, do you mean the way Joe Lieberman has sold out to the conservative wrong?

Originally Posted by The Great Fumar

I had the pleasure of meeting the General on two occasions and thought he was a class act. I can't believe he has done this ....He has been promised something , you can bet on it ............
Looks like he sold out....... I guess all politician's are alike.....unfortunatly...

disappointed fumar

Funny how a person has to be a sell out because they back somone else.