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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (428403)	10/20/2008 12:22:14 AM
From: HPilot	Respond to of 1570746

I don't think it's that. I think Powell genuinely believes that Obama can "transform" the tone of Washington. He is right, but the problem is that it would be for the worse not better.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (428403)	10/20/2008 10:11:19 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1570746

I don't believe he's an Obama believer. If you think he's not being shallow here, there is one more generous way of looking at it. He could be telling himself, if I get into the Obama camp, I can be a voice of experience and reasonableness there, tempering the radicalism of Obama's people.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (428403)	10/20/2008 10:32:04 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1570746

I don't think it's that. I think Powell genuinely believes that Obama can "transform" the tone of Washington. I believe Powell's motivation is honorable. However, there are a couple of problems with his remarks. The Republican Party is more moderate today than at any time I can remember, and certainly, McCain as a candidate is. Yet, he complains about the party having moved to the Right? Furthermore, the Democrat's candidate is the most extreme I can remember. And he signs on with Obama? I cannot help but think he was influenced by factors that aren't really bubbling up to the top. Almost for sure there is a racial component -- which is something I can understand. But there is more to it. I wonder whether Powell has actually come to believe that Obama's move to the center is something more than a campaign tactic.