Powell has been completely marginalized by the neo-con wing of the Bush Administration.  He has no say in anything that they do, and he is just riding out Bush's first term like the good soldier he is, before resigning.  The Right Wing Republican cadre that support Bush would NEVER countenance Colin Powell as Bush's running mate, and ESPECIALLY never accept him as the Party's nominee 4 years later, if they were still the party in power.  Powell is WAY too middle of the road.  Oh, and, BTW, I agree that Cheney is hindrance to to Bush's re-election - and I am thankful every day that he remains the running mate.  But Cheney has no plans to quit the ticket, and he hasn't given the Shrub permission to drop him from it.

The fact is, there are MANY members of the Republican Party that most of us who are so vehemently against Bush would be HAPPY to support.  I would be THRILLED to vote for a Republican like Colin Powell or John McCain as President.  These are independent, thoughtful men of character and they understand the views and issues that are important to mainstream of America.

I personally would view getting away from a reactionary Evangelical Christian who gets his mission from God, and replacing him with a moderate pragmatist with his feet grounded in the real world, like Powell or McCain, would be a victory for the NATION.  It's not a matter of right or left.  It's a matter of what's good for the country.  It isn't just the left that can't stand Bush.  Most of us in the middle can't stand Bush either, because he's the puppet of the Religious right, and in fact, has NO CONCEPT of what a true Conservative stands for.

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