Posted on 07/04/2009 3:15:28 AM PDT by Scanian
Colin Powell, one of President Obama's most prominent Republican supporters, expressed concern publicly for the first time Friday that the president's ambitious blitz of costly initiatives may be enlarging the size of government and the federal debt too much.
"I'm concerned at the number of programs that are being presented, the bills associated with these programs and the additional government that will be needed to execute them," Mr. Powell said in an interview with CNN's John King. It was released by the network Friday.
Mr. Powell, a retired U.S. Army general who rose to political prominence after a long and accomplished military career, said that health care reform and many of Mr. Obama's other initiatives are "important" to Americans.
But, he said, "one of the cautions that has to be given to the president - and I've talked to some of his people about this - is that you can't have so many things on the table that you can't absorb it all."
"And we can't pay for it all," said Mr. Powell, who was the first black man to serve as secretary of state, under President George W. Bush. He was also national security adviser to President Reagan and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush from 1989 to 1993.
Mr. Powell, who has long earned top rankings in public opinion polls, was considered a possible Republican presidential candidate as early as 1996. In 2007, he donated the maximum amount allowed to Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who won the GOP nomination.
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Ah, Colin, doesn’t it feel great to be right?
He finally woke up.
Being wrong is the story of Colin Powells life. Thats why he needed afirmative action to get where he did.
What evidence do you have that Powell's military career was affected by affirmative action? I am unaware of this. Even if there is, in what way did AA fail? You've confused me.
Colin Powell’s combat record is pretty mundane and once he made colonel, every other promotion was based on politics and connections. If not for GHWB, no one would even know his name.
Have to snatch stuff from Shanklin via Limbaugh?
That's very sad there, chief. Pathetic.
On Independence day, you show yourself to be dependent.
When does school start and your postings end?
Agreed.
BOR lost a bunch of us years ago.Since he called FR far rightwing hate site I pay no attention to the suck up.
Colin (s/b Colon) Powell, of course.
Imagine the shame of driving with an Obama/Biden bumper sticker
Posted on 07/21/2009 5:17:24 AM PDT by woodcraftsman
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