Oct 20 2008
Colin Powell Endorses Barack Obama
Big news for the Obama campaign today.
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Democrat Barack Obama won the support of former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday and announced he raised a record $150 million last month, dealing a double blow to rival John McCain’s presidential campaign.
Powell is a man to be admired and respected. I heard him speak at a conference a couple of years ago and can tell you, Powell is a man I would vote for in a heartbeat. The fact that he is crossing party lines is not good news for John McCain. Powell may wind up with a position in the Obama cabinet:
Obama told NBC’s “Today” show Monday that Powell “will have a role as one of my advisers.” Whether Powell wants to take a formal role, Obama said, would be “something we’d have to discuss.”
That news actually makes me feel a little bit better about having such an unexperienced person in the White House. Hopefully, Obama will surround himself with people like Powell; people who know what they are doing.
