Seriously, I suspect he regrets his speech at the United Nations, and
this constitutes redemption for him in a way. I applaud him for
speaking out. It can't have been easy and I am sure he just kissed any
future in a Republican administration goodbye. But he did it anyway
because he thought he should. Bravo. I await with amusement the
inevitable Republican attack on his character.
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Judah wrote:
>> I had respect for him until the UN speech debacle.
>
> I think this was the definition of cognitive dissonance.
>
> I feel as if our country - for some reason I can't glean - has slipped
> away from 2 core things:
>
> (1.) A recognition, respect, and appreciation for individual critical
> analysis. The entire Bush/Palin thing is a rejection of
> intellectualism. Of intelligence. i.e., intelligence is bad and not
> to be trusted; "plain-spoken" is much better.
>
> (2.) If you believe in the platform, then anyone else who supports the
> platform must be a good person and make good decisions.
>
> Powell's lesson is a great lesson for everyone: vote the person, not
> the platform, and not the ideology.
>
> And to wander on to this election ...
>
> Both of these candidates have revealed themselves in their campaigns:
>
> Obama has revealed himself to be the ultimate cool-hand luke, a world
> class communicator, and a deliberative but stern leader.
>
> McCain has revealed himself to be temperamental, erratic,
> self-centered ("my feelings were hurt" seriously?), and an
> unpredictable from-the-gut leader.
>
> If we learn from Powell's lesson we forget the platform and vote the
> person - Obama. Powell has, and he's therefore he's clearly learned
> from his mistake.
>
>
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