I'd like to believe him when he says he's still a Republican but can't. His comment about Steele "laying prostrate" was the same identical term used on the liberal blogs and talking heads when it happened. Huffington Post in particular. Is he following talking points? Other than that he obviously makes good sense.

Hey, if the Republicans don't want him we'll take him in the Democratic Party! :thumb:

I'm paraphrasing here, but I saw a clip on the news yesterday where he basically said that if the party has a narrow base, there are two choices - sit on it and watch the world go by, or build on it.

I'm paraphrasing here, but I saw a clip on the news yesterday where he basically said that if the party has a narrow base, there are two choices - sit on it and watch the world go by, or build on it.

 

I think that he is spot on here.

 

I guess that Tom Ridge will be the next republican out, after disagreeing with Cheney that we are less safe now under President Obama than under President Bush.

Hey, if the Republicans don't want him we'll take him in the Democratic Party! :thumb:

Sounds like you already got him..

Much of Powell's popularity is because he gets such positive coverage by all forms of the media. If he is a Republican, which is highly debatable, he is the only one getting such glorification. Wonder why? Could it be because he openly opposes those who are seen as demons by the ultra-liberal media and sounds much like BO, Pelosi, and the others?

 

What else, in all honesty, could it be?

Much of Powell's popularity is because he gets such positive coverage by all forms of the media. If he is a Republican, which is highly debatable, he is the only one getting such glorification. Wonder why? Could it be because he openly opposes those who are seen as demons by the ultra-liberal media and sounds much like BO, Pelosi, and the others?

 

What else, in all honesty, could it be?

Because he's a class act, a gentleman who has devoted his life to serving his country. Because he speaks with the voice of experience and chooses not to do so in a condescending way, but with a rational voice.

Because he's a class act, a gentleman who has devoted his life to serving his country. Because he speaks with the voice of experience and chooses not to do so in a condescending way, but with a rational voice.

 

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A quote from Bruce Bartlett that I agree with:

 

Powell has to accept that he is in a unique position to command attention and lead the Republican Party—or at least that part of it that isn’t consumed with defending the indefensible on torture or living in a fantasy world where the economy would be booming today if it just wasn’t for Obama’s budget deficits. It’s a pretty small constituency these days—most of those, like me, who share Powell’s views have left his party to become independents—but it may be enough to build a foundation on that can offer a meaningful challenge to the dominant Cheney-Limbaugh-Palin wing of the Republican Party that views all efforts to expand its membership as a sell-out to be resisted at all cost, even if it means further political losses. But at the end of the day, the job of a political party is to win elections and to win elections it must be inclusive, not exclusive.

 

 

Thus the ultimate message Powell has to offer Republicans is the most persuasive one of all—follow him and win or follow Cheney-Limbaugh-Palin and lose. Personally, I would like to see Powell follow in the steps of Dwight D. Eisenhower and run for president—I’ll sign up for his campaign today even if it means having to rejoin the Republican Party. But if he is serious about not wishing to do that, then Powell has a responsibility to help those who share his vision by lending his enormous credibility, popularity and fund-raising ability to their efforts. If he fails to do so he risks being seen by history as someone who walked away when the times demanded that those who share his beliefs stand and fight for what they believe.

^ Excellent points. If Powell is serious about keeping the party viable; he can't just ask to be included - he must work to make it happen. However, I Powell's comments as one way of doing so.

I went back and watched the entire Cheney interview on Face the Nation. Also a very interesting interview.

I went back and watched the entire Cheney interview on Face the Nation. Also a very interesting interview.

 

Which I'm sure is deserving of its own thread.:thumb:

I think that he is spot on here.

 

I guess that Tom Ridge will be the next republican out, after disagreeing with Cheney that we are less safe now under President Obama than under President Bush.

 

I hear the Jeopardy music...

Hey, if the Republicans don't want him we'll take him in the Democratic Party! :thumb:

 

You can have him.