Well....Powell could be worse.....he could be Warren Christopher...or Janet Reno....or Madeline Albright, etcetera, etcetera..... ;\)

Powell's a political crony, albeit a very intelligent one. Big deal. Yes, I know, Republican cronies bad....... Democratic cronies good........ All paragons of virtue! :rolleyes:

Crikey, you are a litany of complaints!
"I think, that all right-thinking people, are sick and tired of being told that they are sick and tired of being sick and tired. I, for one, am not. And I'm sick and tired of being told that I am!"