Gen. Powell and Obama

Colin Powell just announced that he will be supporting Barack Obama. Gen. Powell is a well-respected statesman in American politics. Nevertheless, his decision should not be a complete surprise to anyone in the GOP. As early as 2007, Gen. Powell intimated that Barack Obama would be an important, historic figure in American politics.

The question is: was Gen. Powell’s decision motivated by race? The answer is quite clear. Powell, a republican and former Secretary of State, has never backed any liberal candidate for elective office. Now, out of the blue, he is willing to support the most liberal senator in the United States Senate, and whose economic plan is predicated on redistribution of capital. Would Gen. Powell have endorsed Obama if he were white? Absolutely not! It seems that many African-Americans are voting for Obama because of his ethnicity. Although Sen. Obama continually courts the white vote, his agenda is extremely clear. He regularly attended Dr. Jeremiah Wright’s church—a black liberation theologian—for over 20 years, but never once heard him speak anything derogatory about white people. This is extremely difficult to believe.

When Rush Limbaugh mentioned this possibility a couple of days ago on his daily radio show, he was vilified by the media. The media has neglected its duty in vetting the candidates equally. It is no accident that the mainstream media is pulling for an Obama victory. Tom Brokaw recently said that the question of William Ayers never came up during the presidential debate. Let me get this one straight, there were 6,000,000 questions submitted to NBC, and not one question mentioned Dr. Ayers, the weather underground, or Jeremiah Wright?

Sen. McCain has a long distinguished record of service to his country. Sen. Obama has a dubious record at best. Regardless of the eventual outcome, one must remember the consequences of this election. If Sen. Obama becomes president, expect higher taxes, more government, more socialism, and worse yet, an agenda that mirrors a left-wing, radical Congress. The checks and balances stipulated by the constitution would be non-existent. This is a worse case scenario. If Sen. McCain were to win the election, then he would be the balance needed to effectively run government through this financial crisis. He is for smaller government, lower taxes, more corporate investments, and a healthy military. Although the economy is extremely fragile, we need to understand that this has happened before in our history, and our economy will rebound out of this mess. Unfortunately, the administration in power is often blamed for any economic meltdown. The housing mess has been brewing for some time. It is no one’s fault in particular, but both parties are culpable. But like anything else, the economy is resilient, and we will be able to bounce back from it.