[lbo-talk] Powell and Obama

[shag]

listening to recaps of his words on the sunday talk show circuit, he
really didn't seem knowledgeable about the reasons for his support. he
said he thought mccain was weak on the economy but didn't seem able to
illustrate why he thought so. it was strange. i've seen the guy talk in
person -- he once guest lectured a course i was teaching. he's much more
self-assured and assertive with his positions -- when he actually holds
them. this just seemed like ... there was some other reason he supoorted
obama and it had little to do with his judgement of friend McCain.


>
> Sean Collins
> Why the crisis-rattled elite is banking on Obama
>
> The endorsement of Obama by every liberal's favourite Republican, Colin
> Powell, springs from disarray and desperation in DC circles.
> ...
> Powell's endorsement is important. Its real significance is that it
> highlights a broader movement among the American establishment in
> abandoning
> McCain and moving towards Obama. Through his endorsement, Powell has
> become
> the highest- profile figure to join the 'Obamacans' (that is, Republican
> for
> Obama); others include foreign policy experts Susan Eisenhower and Jim
> Leach, and former Senator Lincoln Chafee. Among Republican ideologues,
> Andrew Sullivan has long backed Obama, and Christopher Buckley, son of the
> godfather of modern conservatism and National Review founder William F
> Buckley, recently announced his support for Obama (and left the National
> Review). And it's said that many more Republicans are privately behind the
> Democratic candidate. Indeed, what's probably more indicative of the state
> of affairs is the lack of enthusiastic, vocal support for McCain coming
> from
> traditional Republican circles.
> http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/5831/
>
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