What questions would you ask Colon Powell?
Posted on March 31st, 2010 by admin
Your recent endorsement of Barack Obama raises some questions that I think the voters deserve to have answered:
1. Mr. Obama has repeatedly stated that he wishes to be
president so that the next four years are "not like the last eight." You
were the Secretary of State during the first three years of "the last
eight." Do you reject the value of your own efforts and work during your
time as Secretary of State?
2. Mr. Obama has largely achieved his success as an
"opponent" of American involvement in Iraq, though he was not a member of Congress at the time that Congress authorized American military action. It was you who presented the case of the Administration for the authorization. Do you now reject your own actions? Were you misinformed at the time or intentionally misinforming?
3. You claim that one of the decisions that Mr. Obama has
made wisely was the selection of Mr. Biden as his running mate. Was it
sagacious for Mr. Biden to vote against authorizing American military
action in the first Gulf War or for it in the second? What specific
policy achievements of Mr. Biden do you admire? Do you admire his
dishonesty during his 1988 presidential campaign, causing it to come to aninglorious end, or do you admire his unbridled verbosity, which often
leads to indefensible gaffes?
4. You claim that Mr. McCain’s selection of Mrs. Palin as a
running mate was a reason that you cannot support him, largely due to her "inexperience." You claim that you have only known Mr. Obama for "two years." Would you please clarify what experiences Mr. Obama has had that Mrs. Palin lacks?
5. The organized "Left" has embraced Mr. Obama as the first
"post-racial" candidate for President yet African-American leaders, such
as Congressman John Lewis have compared Mr. McCain and Mrs. Palin to the worst segregationists when they have raised legitimate questions about the ties between Mr. Obama and several rather unsavory characters, such as Tony Rezko, William Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, and a host of others. Do you think the characterizations offered by Mr. Lewis and others have been helpful in healing the nation’s racial wounds?
6. If Mr. Obama is, indeed, a "post-racial" candidate should
the electorate reflect any racial divisions? Was race the primary factor
in your endorsement? If not, what other factors aided your decision?
7. You state that Mr. Obama is best suited to improve the
nation’s economy? What qualifies you to make such a judgment? What
economic expertise do you offer? What in Mr. Obama’s agenda do you see as most helpful to the economy, increasing tax rates on higher income payers, nationalization of large portions of the economy, such as health care, or something else?
8. You state that the Republican Party has become "narrower
and narrower," yet Mr. McCain is arguably the most moderate Republican to receive his party’s nomination in nearly seventy years and Mr. Obama is clearly the most liberal Democratic nominee ever. The Republican Party has nominated both African-Americans who have served as Secretary of State, including you. The Democratic Party has slowly become a coalition of academic elites and urban dwellers with almost no strength in suburban or rural areas. Please clarify how you reached your conclusions about the narrowing of the Republican Party.
Mr. Powell, you have served our country well as a military leader, and the Republican Party has served you well. If you believe that you entitled to make a public statement of your preferences, the American people are entitled to understand your reasoning.
An Indiana Voter
give us the main reason for your choice. we know what it is, but want an honest answer. politics is not the honest answer.
March 31st, 2010 at 6:04 pm
give us the main reason for your choice. we know what it is, but want an honest answer. politics is not the honest answer.
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March 31st, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Luke 9.25,55-56,60
Luke 6.39-40,41-45,46-49
What do you think?
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