How Colin gets his Groove back?

This doesnt' look good at all.

Noted War Criminal and Liar to The UN Security Council looks set to endorse Barack Obama

Whis is all a bit fucking much when you consider this.

Since Obama first popped up on my radar during his succesful run for the Illinois Senate Seat, in the heady anti-war days of '03-'04 I've had a lot of respect for him. Ok, his legislative record isn't amazing, nor is his experience but he provided a rhetorical flair that is generally lacking on the leftish side of the political street. Funny thing about first impressions is they do last... but not forever. After he won that Senate seat he didn't mention Iraq for another 11 months and only after he started his presidential run exploratory comittee. I'd tended to give him the benefit of the doubt on this one (young inexperienced Senator, picks his moments etc) but in light of the fact that he's looking to this guy for foreign policy expertise and is on the cusp of receiving his endorsement you really have to question the basic human decency of the Obama campaign.

Even from a strictly amoral 'let's get our man elected' point of few you have to question the reasoning. Colin Powell is thanks to his performance 5 years ago is either seen as a traitor who put his loyatly to Bush and the Neo-Cons above his loyalty to the country by pushing an invasion and occupation he'd decried as a really bad idea a decade previously or he's seen as a political embarrasment, a man lead around by the nose by Intelligence Analysis which was blatantly interfered with by higher ups in the administration he served. Either angle does not lend the sheen of 'foreign policy expert' to this prick. Contact between him and Obama can only damage Obama's standing with his base, nor will any 'liberal hawks' suddenly sit up and say "Wow, yesterday I thought Obama was a political lightweight spouting empty rhetoric and glib one liners but now Colin Powell is on board, Forget About It."

Quick Karmic Note: Should Obama win the election and give a cabinet position or any form of presidential patronage to Powell I think his emulation of JFK should end in the traditional manner. If you get my drift.