Given the current climate, I'm not sure that Colin Powell's resounding endorsement of Barack Obama for President will have much impact on the race. Among antiwar liberals and many people outside the US, Powell's doomed UN appearance in support of the Iraq invasion really shredded his reputation. On the flip side, his halfhearted support for the post-invasion stupid parade doomed his chances of being a conservative/neocon icon.
Today, though, his eloquent statements for the press hit on an issue that goes deeper than who wins or loses the race:
