Retired General and Secretary of State Colin Powell has long lead the GOP into becoming the party of reason. What is even more interesting is he is not alone. Yesterday, his statements were incredible and poignant. But, he was also joined in becoming the party of reason by Former Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour. It is time for the leadership to join Secretary Powell and return the GOP to the American landscape in a meaningful way.
The current course Republicans believe will work for them is hurting the country and diminishing its importance internationally. Currently, the GOP only defines its importance in international relationships with a military footprint. It isn't the way the American people define themselves in the real world abroad at all.
I thank Secretary Powell. He is an ally to the people of this country. Realizing that should be a startling statement. Why would the people need an ally within their own borders? I am not sure it is startling statement to many. Republicans, up to now, have rejected this level of leadership in a real way. They refuse to recognize a man with a global view that has served both the military and the diplomatic missions of the USA. I would think Secretary Powell could easily make validation or lack there of to a new Secretary of Defense at the very least. I am quite sure he is qualified to speak to far more than that.
The issues concerning the 'talk about town' of the Republicans are all about power. It isn't about solving problems, it is about defeating the problems in a way that separates them from the nation. Personal arsenals, survivalists, cessation are all issues of personal power over problems. Coming together in a specialized group with power over others. They are extremist views. They are dysfunctional. If Republicans continue to embrace these separation goals as their party's goals they will only serve to separate themselves from a nation seeking real answers. They are failing the people of the USA without real answers to the nation's problems.
Published: January 13, 2013 9:38 PM
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Powell, like Hagel a Republican, rejected criticisms from other party members over a comment the former Nebraska lawmaker made about the "Jewish lobby" and a 2007 vote opposing designation of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization.
"He is a very strong supporter of the state of Israel," Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "It doesn't mean you have to agree with every single position the Israeli government takes."
Hagel, 66, has come under attack from Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, which will consider his nomination for secretary of defense....
