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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TideGlider who wrote (52386)	10/21/2008 7:48:14 AM
From: cirrus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224682

I was referring to 1996. The 1996 republican nomination was considered to be Powell's had he decided to run. Powell, 71, gained popularity while serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's top military commander, during the first Gulf war under President George H.W. Bush. After retiring from the military, speculation mounted that he would run for president in 1996 -- perhaps becoming the nation's first black president -- but Powell opted against it myfoxla.com The scene is a Ramada hotel in Alexandria, Va. It is Nov. 8, 1995. Colin Powell is leading in the polls for the Republican nomination for president, even though he has not announced whether he will run. He has written a highly successful book, gone on a promotional tour and even appeared on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno politico.com