Thank you, Lord!!  Praise You for offering a seed of rational thought in this chaotic election!I used to say that Colin Powell was one of the very few Republicans I could possibly vote for for President.  (Ironically, John McCain was the other one.  The 2000 John McCain is a totally different candidate from the 2008 John McCain.)  As with many voters, I became less enchanted with General Powell when he appeared in front of the United Nations to share shoddy evidence for attacking Iraq.  It is one of the very first things we learn in international relations - to respect the sovereignty of a nation, to not attack it without there being a clear and emergent threat - and it was so obvious that this move was going to not only a total breach of these basic premises, but would also set an incredibly dangerous precedent (and a precedent that, if the tables were turned, we as Americans would be totally ripped about.  Imagine - someone just drops some bombs on us because we are thinking about hating them?!? The nerve.)Anyway, General Powell is back in my good graces, and in fact, I just told DB that I plan to marry him.  (Ha!)  In all seriousness, finally, we have someone from the Republican Party - who is seen as a uniter, rather than a divider - who clearly articulates why both McCain and Obama are good candidates, but Obama is better.  If you haven't seen this video, please, please, please, please take the 7 minutes it requires and watch General Powell. According to the polls this morning, 8% of Americans are still undecided about this election.  It is my fervent prayer that this logic will help at least a few of those Americans make a decision.more about "Oh, my heart", posted with vodpodFinally, I have an urgent prayer request for a friend. (While this is not related whatsoever to Powell, I am putting it here for security reasons, rather than giving it its own separate post).  If you are the praying type, please please be in prayer for my friend and her fiance, who recently became engaged.  They ar

Colin Powell, o primeiro secretário de Estado de George Bush, anunciou hoje o seu apoio à candidatura de Barack Obama à Presidência dos Estados Unidos.Tendo-se distanciado de Bush desde a invasão do Iraque, Powel afirma o seu apoio a Obama considerando que este é o melhor candidato para ser Presidente, dada a sua propensão para o consenso e a negociação.Mas a gota de água de fez Colin Powell anunciar o seu apoio à candidatura democrática foi a escolha de Jonh McCain para a vice-presidência na sua candidatura. O antigo secretário de Estado norte-americano considera que Sarah Palin não tem condições para ser um bom presidente dos Estados Unidos, "e esse é o trabalho do vice-presidente".Colin Powell foi um dos estrategas e heróis da primeira guerra do Golfo, em 1991, juntamente com o general Schwarzkopf. Ao contrário deste último, decidiu capitalizar o prestígio com uma carreira política. Como secretário de Estado foi ele quem mostrou ao mundo no conselho de segurança as "provas" da existência de armas de destruição massiça no arsenal de Badgad.Apesar de militar, o general Colin Powel nunca foi um falcão e as suas divergências com Bush tornaram-se evidentes a partir de então e foram ganhando peso ao longo dos anos.Daí que esta sua declaração não seja uma surpresa. Há já muito que se falava sobre a sua inclinação pela candidatura democrata. As últimas semanas de campanha e a subida de tom dos ataques da entourage de McCain ao candidato democrata fizeram Powell apoiar expressamento Barck Obama.Mais um duro golpe para Jonh McCain

Very well said, indeed. more about "Well said, Mr. Colin Powell.", posted with vodpod

Colin Powell overwhelmingly endorses Barack Obama. It is truly amazing how few truly moderate Republican leaders are out there these days. Can you think of more than five?Spread the word to Republicans you know that are on the fence. . . more about "Colin Powell Endorses Barack [...]

Colin Powell overwhelmingly endorses Barack Obama. It is truly amazing how few truly moderate Republican leaders are out there these days. Can you think of more than five?Spread the word to Republicans you know that are on the fence. . . more about "Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama", posted with vodpod

Colin Powell overwhelmingly endorses Barack Obama. It is truly amazing how few truly moderate Republican leaders are out there these days. Can you think of more than five?Spread the word to Republicans you know that are on the fence. . . more about "Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama", posted with vodpod

Colin Powell overwhelmingly endorses Barack Obama. It is truly amazing how few truly moderate Republican leaders are out there these days. Can you think of more than five?Spread the word to Republicans you know that are on the fence. . . more about "Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama", posted with vodpod