An Intelligent Voice

For all the anger I have felt in recent weeks about the political process and the potential of the McCain/Palin ticket being voted into the White House, I felt just a teeny, tiny bit of reprieve today when General Colin Powell, a Republican, spoke out in support of Barack Obama. I give Colin Powell mad props for having the courage to speak out in support of the better candidate, irrespective of party affiliation. I also give props to Gen. Powell for openly saying that Sarah Palin is not qualified to be the vice president of the United States. Finally! A Republican willing to admit the Republican party made a mistake. It was like a breath of fresh air.

I am also pleased about the endorsements of Barack Obama offered by a number of high-powered media conglomerates, including the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and (surprisingly) the Chicago Tribune. There was a quote in the Chicago Tribune that read,

"We have tremendous confidence in his (Obama's) intellectual rigor, his moral compass and his ability to make sound, thoughtful, careful decisions."

Intellectural rigor, a moral compass, and the ability to make sound, thoughtful, careful decisions are qualities that John McCain, and certainly Sarah Palin, lack. Barack Obama possesses those traits, and Gen. Powell is the embodiment of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2U63fXBlFo

This clip is 12 minutes long, but worth every second of it. It is so refreshing to listen to an intelligent voice speak about the campaign and the candidates.