McCain's Death KnellFollow

It's amazing how a bipartisan investigation that finds ethical and legal violations becomes a "liberal witch hunt that came up with nothing" in a blink of an eye.

Lol.

Republicans must be single-issue voters.

Kinda like how anyone that doesn't agree with Michele Bachmann is now anti-American, huh?

Even Sarah Palin came out and said that was kinda stupid, in her own roundabout way. To summarize: People don't run for the Congress of the US if they aren't already pro-American.

Ok. Gotta pull this back a bit...



Colin Powell has historically voted and supported candidates across party lines. It's arguable that he's more of a political opportunist and is jumping on the bandwagon of the side he thinks will win, maybe for a possible spot in the administration. I honestly don't put much weight or import into it at all.

But then I've never been a big fan of the "OMG! Even your own guy doesn't agree with you!!!" argument. I'd point out the fallacy involved, but feel free to do your own research.



Er? Neat trick since he's not even a US citizen. He's a "conservative", but that's viewed from a UK perspective, which has some subtle differences.


He's another of those people who do something I find just mindbogglingly stupid: Support a candidate that is the exact opposite on 99% of your own beliefs in protest of the party closest to your beliefs not being 100% "perfect". Fortunately, since he doesn't get to vote in the US, it doesn't actually cost anything I suppose. But for exactly the same reason, it's silly to place any weight on him as "another Conservative supporting Obama!!!".

If you have to point something out it immediately ceases to be remotely clever.

I personally think he was torn between a candidate who he was good friends with but disagreed with on some key issues, and one he didn't know so well but thought would run the country better.

"In the summer of 2007, Powell donated the maximum to John McCain's campaign."

Powell seemed to be for McCain when he wasn't a popular candidate, I don't think he is an opportunist.

Edited, Oct 21st 2008 1:49pm by Nyu

powells decision im sure is payback for the bushies throwing him under the buss with that nasty U.N. iraq breifing. they sent him into it with information they knew was bad, and the U.N. ripped him a new one because they also knew it was bad. it pretty much destroyed his integrity and influence and shredded his reputation.

perfect timing too. totally staged to get the most bang for the buck.

payback.

as for its effect, it wont change a die hard republicans mind, but it migh give a strong argument for fence sitting repubs who are fed up with what the republican machine has become. like powell and buckly illuded to, they didnt leave the republican party, it left them.

he will drag a few fence sitters with him into obamas camp. it might even make the differance if it really is a tight race like fox news says it is. personally, i think the repubs are DONE barring the bradly effect. race will be a factor, it is just how much that is in question.

right now, bigotry is all mccain has left. and again, it is not mccains fault, he is a good man. he is just being washed out the door with the rest of the trash that has been stinking up the place for the last 8 years.

hopefully, the repubs will reinvent themselves into something actually benificial to the country and make a come back. i say that as a dem because if they dont, the dems will be corrupted by then too. right now they have the moral high ground, but it wont be long before it gives away to greed. and without the repubs, we wont have a tool to fight it with.