“I once thought Powell would be a good Republican President.”
I feel that Ben Carson would make a great President but I fear that Obama has so poisoned the well that African Americans will be pariahs for many years in politics. That’s a shame but completely understandable given Obama’s arrogance and ineptitude while in office.
Obama poisoned the well, and men like Powell have as well. I might support Col. West, but I am not certain. I have become very suspicious candidates with military backgrounds. My congressman, Scott Perry, has a dubious military background, where he made his rank through politics not achievement. Perry has voted fairly well, but he lacks conviction. for instance, he recently said he would consider ENDA because Arlen Toomey voted for it and Toomey is a good man. While I don't expect Perry to say, "I ain't voting for any fag bill", he could dismiss the notion and show some conservative principles without elaborating. Perry reeks of military politics.
The best thing that could ever happen to West in my eyes is to hear that he would never be a general because he wouldn't put up with Pentagon BS. I am not sure if West wouldn't turn into a Powell. My uncertainly means that I wouldn't vote for him unless he was a last resort.